Category: Austrian News

On Friday, 3,207 new Corona infections were reported by AGES in Austria. Thirteen people infected with the coronavirus have died in the last 24 hours. According to figures released by the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), three thousand two hundred seven infections with the coronavirus have been registered. Number of new corona infections in Austria below seven-day averageThe number of new Corona infections reported is below the seven-day average of 3,741 cases. The effective reproduction rate, which indicates how many more people an infected person will infect, is…

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Continued very mild weather is forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) for this weekend. This is how the weather will be at the weekend: Fog and sun.In the southwest and south, clouds and sunny spells will alternate on Sunday, with isolated rain showers possible from the evening hours, especially in the mountains. In the rest of the country, sunshine will predominate. Fog patches in the lowlands and valleys will mostly dissipate by noon; only in the east the high fog will often remain persistent all day.…

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Thursday and Friday, the first Christmas markets open in Vienna. After a two-year break, Christmas markets can shine again this year in full splendor and without restrictions. In the federal capital Vienna, more than 20 Advent markets with more than 900 stalls will open in November. The first kick-off right away on Thursday and Friday, such as the “Winter im MQ.” From November 10 to December 23, 2022, the Christmas Market in the MuseumsQuartier offers a diverse program of live concerts and DJ sets. There is also a curling rink.…

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According to the forecast consortium’s expectations, Corona infection incidence is unlikely to accelerate in the coming days. “It shows a stagnation of the reported case numbers. There are no substantial increases in any age group or state. The wastewater signal also suggests a tendency toward constant development at present,” the forecast released Wednesday said. Weather a factor of uncertainty in Corona case numbersThe consortium points to weather as a factor of uncertainty: Changing weather conditions “could, however, lead to seasonal effects driving infection incidence in the forecast period.” Among the…

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Both hospital and infection figures continue to decline. However, these values provide only limited information about the incidence of infection. This is because the rapid antigen tests often performed before the PCR checks are increasingly delivering false-negative results. At least at first glance, the number of Corona cases continues to decline. Six hundred twenty-five new findings were registered in Lower Austria on Monday. However, many more positives are likely to have gone undetected, according to experts. According to Waldviertel physician Susanne Rabady, also a member of the Corona Task Force…

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On Sunday, 2,490 new Corona infections were recorded in Austria, according to figures from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). This is below the average of the past seven days, where 4,209 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence dropped to 326.3 cases per 100,000 population. The hospital figures also continue to decline. On Monday morning, there were 1,257 infected people in the hospital, 52 fewer than on Sunday. 85 people are cared for in intensive care unitsWithin a week, there was a decrease here by 628…

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Another 250 monkeypox vaccination dates were unlocked by the City of Vienna over the weekend. Monkeypox cases in Vienna are on the riseAfter all previous monkeypox vaccination dates were booked entirely, the city of Vienna has requested and already received additional vaccine quotas from the federal government. With the vaccine doses received so far, around 2,100 people can be preventively vaccinated against monkeypox by the end of the year. There is still too little vaccine available to work through the entire waiting list. Approximately 1,856 people in Vienna have received…

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According to experts, the further development of the infectious event depends on three factors: Seasonal influences, immunization, and variants. The Corona numbers are currently stable, but this is probably due to the unseasonably mild weather. That the wave will come is certain – the only question is when. In its current report, the Gecko Commission sees further development as dependent on three main factors: Seasonal influences, immunization of the population, and emerging variants. According to the report, modeling work from recent years would suggest that the timing and intensity of…

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The Viennese SPÖ now wants to make access to citizenship easier, especially for people with lower wages. A corresponding decision was made on Saturday in the so-called “Vienna Conference.” The reason for precisely this target group is that it often fails due to financial hurdles. A shorter waiting period is also conceivable for Michael Ludwig (SPÖ). ÖVP and FPÖ are outraged. Ludwig wants to “incorporate the social idea” in citizenship, as he puts it. He said that one in five people in Austria and one in three in Vienna are…

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