Category: Austrian News

Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) has clearly rejected the use of the world’s first approved corona vaccine presented by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. “For the EU and thus for Austria an insufficiently tested vaccine is out of the question”, the Minister said in a statement on Wednesday. There are clear rules for testing vaccines – and these must also be adhered to “100 per cent” in the case of a vaccine against the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health reacted to the current debate on the approval of…

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The FPÖ presented its candidates for the Vienna elections in October. There were no surprises. As the last of the parties represented in the municipal council, the FPÖ now also presented its team of candidates for the Vienna elections on 11 October. The Blue Party is not interested in lateral entrants. The national list is characterised by “reliability, consistency and experience”, explained top candidate Dominik Nepp at a press conference. Thus, the top positions on the list are almost exclusively occupied by people who are already represented in the provincial…

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The regulations for the testing of vaccines must also be complied with 100 percent in the case of coronavirus. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober emphasized this with regard to the approval of a Russian vaccine. “An insufficiently tested vaccine is out of the question for the EU and thus for Austria,” he assured in a mailing.“Quality and safety” is therefore the priority. Currently, applications for approvals for coronavirus vaccines can be processed more quickly at the European Medicines Agency EMA. This does not mean that less data on the safety and…

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The trend on Monday continues: the new infections are again lower than the remaining days.From Sunday to Monday 73 new corona cases were added in Austria. Similar to previous weeks, the number of new infections on Monday is again lower than the days before. In addition to the 73 new cases, 87 new convalescents and also two deaths have been reported. In total, 22,106 people in Austria tested positive for Covid-19, and there are currently 1,373 infected persons. As in the last few days, the front-runner among the new infections…

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After the highest number of new infections in weeks, 175, had been registered the day before, the numbers slipped back into the double-digit range on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 82 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were reported throughout Austria, according to the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9:30 a.m.). More than half of them, 42, affected Vienna. 21 cases were reported in Lower Austria, 17 in Upper Austria, eight in Styria, three each in Salzburg and Vorarlberg and two in Carinthia. No new infections were recorded in Burgenland.…

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The new entry regulation of the Ministry of Health presents challenges. The new entry regulations mainly concern returnees from countries at risk. EU and EEA citizens and Swiss nationals can enter Austria without any restrictions. Austrians returning from EU countries or Switzerland are also not subject to any restrictions. Risk countries: PCR test for domestic citizensAustrian citizens or EU citizens entering Austria from risk countries – i.e. countries where covid infections are high – are subject to restrictions. They must show a PCR test (not older than 72 hours) or go…

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Due to increasing coronavirus infections, new restrictions on entry into Austria will apply from Monday 0.00 hours. Entry from 32 risk countries or areas is only possible with a negative PCR test, third-country nationals may only enter under certain conditions. This is provided for in the amended entry regulation of the Ministry of Health published on Friday. Austrians, EU and EEA citizens as well as Swiss nationals who come from a risk area that does not have a stable Covid-19 situation – such as Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Sweden, Russia…

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Because of the increased numbers of Covid-19 infections, the federal government is once again tightening prevention measures. Starting Friday, food retailers, supermarkets, banks and the post office will again be obliged to wear mouth and nose protection, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) announced on Tuesday. The rules at Austria’s borders will also be stricter. Also as of Friday, entry from risk areas will only be allowed with a negative PCR test. This test must come from certified laboratories. There will be increased quarantine surveillance and all border controls will be…

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21 July 2020 – The number of people actively suffering from Covid-19 in Austria continues to increase, and the government is reacting to this by extending the obligation to wear masks. Further details will be announced in the course of the afternoon. Within the past 24 hours, 84 new infections have been recorded. Most of them occurred – as in the past days in Vienna and Upper Austria. The good news is that no further corona deaths have been recorded for dayIn Vienna 32 new infections were recorded in the…

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