Category: Austrian News

This year’s Corona autumn wave is picking up steam, with 17,882 new Corona infections reported on Wednesday, the highest figure in six months. With much lower testing numbers, more than 124,000 people are now actively infected with SARS-CoV-2 again. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population is now shy of triple digits at 989.2. Hospitals have had to admit 122 more infected people since Tuesday. 1,985 Corona-infected in the hospitalsThus, there was an increase within 25 hours of 6.5 percent. On Wednesday, 1,985 Corona-infected people were in domestic hospitals, 80 in…

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The numbers surrounding Corona continue to rise across the board. Not only did the infection numbers, active cases, and incidence continue to increase, but the number of hospital patients increased again. Since Friday – weekend hospitalization and testing figures will not be available for now – 187 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection joined other hospital patients, authorities reported Monday. As of Monday morning, 1,697 people with corona infection are in the hospital. Of those, 71 people require care in intensive care units. This number also rose by three since Sunday and…

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When the situation becomes more difficult again in the fall, the mask obligation would have to be reintroduced in Austria, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) said. However, while the infection figures have again skyrocketed massively and the hospital exposure figures are also rising significantly, the minister is still hesitant. On Tuesday, not only 13,416 new infections were reported, but also already 1863 people who need to be treated in hospitals. The covid autumn wave has thus started significantly earlier than in previous years. Globally, Austria is already in third place…

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Eight thousand eighty new Corona infections were reported in Austria on Monday. In the hospital, 1,697 people with Corona infection were treated. Seventy-one people had to be cared for in an intensive care unit. Corona numbers continue to rise in all areas. Not only did infection numbers, active cases, and incidence continue to spike, but the number of hospital patients has also increased again. Since Friday – weekend hospitalization and testing figures will not be available for now – 187 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection joined other hospital patients, authorities reported…

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If you’re not at home, you’ll pay for it – at least that’s the case with the climate bonus because a postal power of attorney for pickup at a branch costs a whopping 20 euros. For some Austrians who receive the climate bonus by mail, it is not worth 500 euros, but only 479.60 euros. This can happen if no one is at home when the delivery is attempted, and the RSa letter is deposited at the post office branch. Then there are several possibilities: Personal collectionThe recipient picks it…

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On October 9, 2022, the Hofburg election will occur, and 6,363,479 Austrians will be called upon (provisional number of eligible voters) to elect the new Federal President. Despite the record number of seven candidates in the federal presidential election, it could already be fixed after the first ballot, which is the new national president. Only those who get more than 50 percent of the vote will become Federal President – the polls suggest that incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen could clear this hurdle in the first attempt and not have…

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The Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) promises sunny and friendly weather from the west, with temperatures up to 23 degrees from the middle of the week. Tight northwesterly flow on Monday in AustriaOn Monday, Austria will remain in a tight northwesterly flow. Thus, initially, even denser clouds will accumulate on the northern side of the Alps, which will also bring rain, especially between Salzburg and the Mostviertel, with a snow line between 1,700 and 2,200 meters. Gradually, however, the weather calms down. There are only a few denser…

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Corona numbers are rising in Austria, with the incidence of infection picking up along with falling temperatures. The ministries confirmed twelve thousand two hundred seventy-four new infections in the past 24 hours on Saturday – that was three times as many cases as three weeks ago, when precisely 4,038 infections with SARS-CoV-2 were reported. Compared to last Saturday, the number was up by nearly 4,000 cases – with continued low interest in testing. Regarding the number of unreported cases, “we are groping in the dark,” said complexity researcher Peter Klimek…

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The time should have come by mid-October. Then all transfers should have been made; all vouchers should have been sent. By then, 8.6 million people should have received the climate bonus. Adults will receive 500 euros, and underage children will receive half. The only requirement is that you must have been registered in Austria for at least six months – regardless of citizenship or age. Curious: This means that people who die after the cut-off date of July 22, 2022, are also eligible. The climate bonus then passes into the…

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