Category: Austrian News

The Corona autumn wave continues to rise; in the past week alone, there were nearly 95,000 more infected people across Austria – with significantly lower testing numbers than last October. According to AGES, fifteen thousand ninety-nine new infections were registered in the past 24 hours. Hospitals added 78 positive patients, and authorities also reported 15 more deaths. There were now 139,282 laboratory-confirmed, actively infected people across Austria. That is more than Innsbruck has, with a population of about 130,000. Since the end of the quarantine obligation more than two months…

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6,363,489 Austrians are eligible to vote in the federal presidential election on October 9, 2022. They can decide whether Alexander Van der Bellen should remain federal president for another six years – or whether they prefer one of his six competitors. All Austrians who turn 16 no later than October 9 are eligible to vote. That is slightly fewer this year than in the 2019 National Council election and a shade less than in the 2016 Hofburg election. Fewer eligible voters than in the 2019 NR electionThe number of eligible…

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Against the backdrop of increasing Corona infection dynamics (rising infection figures and higher hospitalization rates) in Austria, the All-State Covid Crisis Coordination (Gecko) recommends wearing FFP2 masks more often, especially in public transport and indoors, as announced on Friday. Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) plans to decide on a return of mandatory FFP2 masks in the next few days, according to “Presse.” “The Gecko recommendation at the moment is to consider introducing mandatory FFP2 masks in certain areas,” Rauch said. “We will continue monitoring the situation for a few more…

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Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) wants to decide in the next few days about a return of the FFP2 mask obligation. “The Gecko recommendation at the moment is to consider introducing the FFP2 mask obligation in certain areas,” Rauch told Die Presse. “We will continue monitoring the situation for a few days.” If you continue to have the current development, “we will come to the point where we have to act,” the minister said. “The direction will certainly emerge in the coming days.” Rauch explained that mandatory masks would be…

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This year’s Corona autumn wave continues to build up. On Thursday, the Corona Commission also followed suit and classified the whole of Austria as high risk – i.e., orange. A week ago, the country was still yellow. Along with this, the provinces of Burgenland, Salzburg, Styria, and Vienna are also rated high risk. The states of Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg are ranked medium risk. The load in intensive care units yesterday (Wednesday) was a Covid-specific 3.9 percent based on all reported adult intensive care beds in…

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This weekend, the Kaisermühlentunnel in Vienna will be closed. ÖAMTC expects traffic jams and delays and informs about the detours. Kaisermühlentunnel will be closed.From Friday, October 7, 22:00, to Sunday, October 9, 16:00, road users will have to plan for considerable delays and traffic jams around the Kaisermühlen Tunnel (A22/A23) due to a closure. All exits and entrances to and from the tunnel will also be impassable. Especially on Saturday, the ÖAMTC experts fear extensive obstructions. Tunnel Kaisermühlen in Vienna closed at the weekend: DetoursAccording to ÖAMTC, there will be…

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The city of Vienna presented a new relief package for the 23 Viennese municipal districts on Thursday. What will be unique now? Positive news for the 23 municipal districts from Vienna City Hall. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) presented a package to significantly ease the burden on Vienna’s district budgets on Thursday as part of a cross-party working group. “We are very pleased about these concrete proposals to reform the district budget ordinance. Especially in challenging times, the functioning of all services at the district level is essential,” said the city…

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Soccer star David Alaba is Austria’s Sportsman of the Year 2022. Alaba is narrowly ahead of the two Olympic skiing champions, Matthias Mayer and Johannes Strolz. Soccer champion Red Bull Salzburg was honored as Team of the Year at the Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala in Vienna’s Stadthalle. Anna Gasser, who got gold in the last Summer Olympics, is the sportswoman of the year. Gasser and Alaba received the NIKI trophy, named after Niki Lauda, for the third time. Anna Gasser had already been awarded in 2017 and 2018, while 30-year-old David…

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Twenty-eight thousand six hundred eighty-two active corona cases were recorded in Vienna on Wednesday – 8,867 more than the previous week. This points the way to new measures. On Wednesday, 18,621 new corona cases and twelve fatalities were reported across Austria. A week ago, the number of new infections was 14,389. Vienna alone recorded 28,682 active cases on Wednesday – an increase of 8,867 cases compared to Wednesday of the previous week. The occupancy in Viennese hospitals also increased massively: 473 (+ 134) patients were in normal wards on Wednesday,…

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