Category: Austrian News

Early temperatures will still be frosty in the coming week, but highs will climb into double digits. Valentine’s Day will be sunny and mild, up to 13 degrees. On Wednesday, even up to 15 degrees plus are expected. Especially in the north and east, but also on the eastern edge of the Alps and in southeastern Styria, high foggy residual clouds often persist on Monday morning. These will only thin out slowly in the afternoon and gradually make way for the sun. However, the humid layer is particularly tenacious over…

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The second wave of climate bonus payments started on February 2. However, those who receive the bonus by mail still have to wait. Since September 1, the climate bonus has been paid out in Austria.Most people in Austria have already received the 2022 climate bonus in the fall: around 7.4 million people by bank transfer and over 1.2 million as a voucher. However, those who have not yet received it had to be patient until February 2 – according to the Climate Protection Ministry, this involved 457,000 people. Eligible are…

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Starting in 2024, the retirement age for women in Austria will be equalized. But the longer working hours will also mean a higher pension later. The government decided to increase the retirement age for all women in the National Council session on February 1. Starting in 2024, women will gradually have to work longer until they can retire. In return, they will receive a higher pension later. According to the government’s roadmap, the adjustment to the retirement age for men at 65 will take place over the next ten years.…

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The mask requirement in Vienna’s public transport and pharmacies will fall at the end of February, Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig announced in a press conference on Wednesday after consultations with experts from the Corona crisis team. It is responsible that the “special arrangements in the city of Vienna will not be extended,” said Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on Wednesday. Vienna’s special way to Corona measures ends at the end of FebruaryThus ends, by the end of February, the mask obligation in public means of transport and pharmacies. The PCR…

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With February ending the current regulation, the mask obligation in Öffis falls with it. All questions at a glance. On February 8, 2023, the Mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, discussed with his circle the further steps regarding the end of the measures to fight the Corona pandemic. The Covid Basic Measures Accompanying Ordinance will expire at the end of the month. We have summarized the most frequently asked questions about the Corona mask obligation. When does the mask obligation end in Vienna?The end of the mask obligation in Vienna was…

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Today, Wednesday, the City of Vienna is discussing how to proceed in the fight against the coronavirus. At noon, the Covid experts around Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) will meet in Vienna’s City Hall. At the top of the agenda is the future of compulsory masks. Only recently, the federal government presented its roadmap for the end of the measures. According to the roadmap, masks will be mandatory until April 30 in nursing homes, hospitals and doctors’ offices throughout Austria. Masks in public transport, tests in hospitalsIn Vienna, however, the mask…

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After the severe weather week, it has become calmer. But the clear sky brings the extreme cold. In a community in Lower Austria, -24.7 degrees were measured. At the start of the semester break in Vienna and Lower Austria, the country experienced a proper cold shock. The widespread frosty temperatures continued the night to Tuesday. Until the morning hours, no measuring station recorded plus degrees. The current weather data of the UWZ show this. The municipality Schwarzau im Freiwald in the Lower Austrian Waldviertel reached the absolute top for the…

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And again, a new scam: a supposed mail from the post office is about alleged shipping costs. The police are alarmed. Importance: high and insistent subject: “You still have to pay shipping costs.” The message that lands in mailboxes these days does not miss its mark. The mail itself is adorned with the Post logo. The text says that a shipment is being processed. To receive it, you still have to pay the package costs. It goes on to say, “Click the button below now to complete your payment. Only…

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For the past two weeks, Corona numbers have been rising again. The growth is driven by the Omicron variant XBB.1.5 among a certain age group. “XBB.1.5 is the dominant line in Austria with 26 percent,” molecular biologist Ulrich Elling noted on Twitter. This means that the highly contagious super-variant has once again gained ground but is not alone in driving the current infection incidence in Austria: The related line CH.1.1 is also currently causing more infections, explains the researcher from the Austrian Academy of Sciences. New infections already climbed back…

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