Category: Austrian News

For weeks, Austria has been in the middle of a coronavirus wave that has never been seen before on this scale. Around 40,000 sick days due to the virus were reported to the Austrian Health Insurance Fund last week. Hospital admissions have increased by over 30 percent within a week, and the viral load curve in wastewater has reached a level never seen before. The creeping wave was triggered by the XBB lines. In the meantime, however, another variant has taken over and is likely to dominate the incidence of…

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When it comes to predicting the Christmas weather, meteorologists have rarely been so divided as this year: anything is possible. Only in the ski resorts is a white Christmas very likely; in the lowlands and in almost all provincial capitals, snow at Christmas is rather unlikely. After four days of sun and spring, it will begin to rain in the western ski resorts on Wednesday. Rain is also forecast for Thursday, from Kitzbühel to Schladming. There will be significant differences in weather and temperature for the Christmas holidays between the…

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From short-term parking zones in Vienna to travelling abroad, road users will face a number of changes in 2024. There will also be changes for commuters in the new year. An overview of what will apply in 2024: Expansion of short-term parking zones in the Vienna areaOn January 1, 2024, the existing short-term parking zone in Vösendorf will be extended. In Leopoldsdorf bei Wien, a new short-term parking zone will be introduced across the entire municipal area in March 2024. Other surrounding municipalities are also considering introducing or extending the…

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Next year, the national CO2 price will rise, making refuelling and heating with fossil fuels more expensive. However, the price increases will likely be moderate and largely offset by the climate bonus. In the public debate, the CO2 price is often viewed without the rebate, said Wifo environmental economist Claudia Kettner in an interview with APA. “This makes the burden appear greater than it is.” According to the ÖAMTC, consumers can expect to pay 3.7 cents more per liter of diesel and 3.4 cents more per liter of petrol, including…

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According to the forecast by Geosphere Austria, the weather in Austria will remain mild for this time of year. Especially in the east of the country, it will be very warm at the beginning of the coming week due to high air pressure and temperatures of up to twelve degrees. Today, Friday, there will continue to be frequent cloud accumulation on the northern side of the Alps, accompanied by repeated rain or snow. The snow line will be between 400 and 1,000 meters. Away from the congested areas, there will…

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Fraudsters will go to great lengths to deceive people – and, in the worst-case scenario, steal their data and money. Time and again, fake messages that purport to come from well-known institutions or companies are intended to trick people into entering their data. After numerous Austrians recently received fake messages purporting to be the receipt of postal parcels, the Ministry of Finance (BMF) is now warning of the following scam: An increasing number of fake SMS and email messages are being sent to citizens in the name of the Austrian…

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You notice it in the office, with your family, or even on the subway. A particularly large number of people in Austria are currently ill. Last week, around 42,000 people were on sick leave with COVID-19. And that’s just the confirmed figure; the number of unreported cases will likely be even higher. In fact, wastewater monitoring shows that the current coronavirus wave is higher than ever. Never before since the pandemic outbreak have there been so many coronavirus infections. Analysis of the wastewater also clarifies why so many people are…

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The weather is going completely crazy. It is historically the hottest year ever. Nevertheless, at the end of last week, we had numerous “ice days” (temperatures remained below freezing) and heavy snowfall. Heavy rainfall and melting snowNow, however, very warm air masses are reaching us again. The temperature is already rising to 12 degrees today. Heavy rain in the west. There is a risk of snow slabs on the mountains. The probability of flooding increases at lower altitudes. A lot of rain“It will rain a lot in Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and…

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On Saturday, with the passage of an Atlantic disturbance, there will be a lot of clouds and some snowfall, especially from Salzburg eastwards, which is likely to change to rain at low altitudes increasingly. In the transitional phase, grains of ice or freezing raindrops are also possible. Further west and south, the clouds will clear during the day, and the sun will prevail. The wind will be light from the east to the south-west. From minus eight to plus two degrees in the morning, with highs in the west, temperatures…

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