Category: Austrian News

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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On Friday, the first widespread snowfall came to Austria. About 40 centimeters fell in the Tyrolean Oberland down to the A13. Those who set out on Thursday at 20 degrees in the east of Austria towards the west woke up Friday, to a thick blanket of snow. In the morning, there were first pictures from Lech am Arlberg (district Bludenz), where the folding rule showed 30 centimeters of fresh snow – “Heute” reported. Since then, the emergency vehicles of the winter road clearance service have been in constant use, and…

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According to the Corona Forecasting Consortium’s assessment released Thursday, there will continue to be a decline in the number of cases in most states and age groups – with signs of a slowdown. The situation is the same for hospitalizations in the regular and intensive care areas, although they are declining more slowly than the number of cases. In the normal-care sector, occupancy is expected to range from 1030 to 1685 beds nationwide at the end of the forecast period on Nov. 17, with a mean of 1317. The 33…

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On Tuesday, 4,179 new Corona infections were reported by AGES, bringing the seven-day incidence down to 388.1 and reducing active Corona cases by 2,490 to 53,333. No deaths were registered, but hospitalizations stagnated: 1,889 people were hospitalized with corona, four more than the previous day. One hundred people are cared for in intensive care units; this number increased by two from the last day but decreased by five within a week. Corona vaccination offer is expanded in Vienna.Due to the high demand, Vienna is expanding the deadline-free Corona vaccination offer…

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Two thousand seven hundred ninety-eight new Corona infections were recorded in Austria on Sunday. The Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) announced this on Monday. On Sunday, 2,798 new Corona infections were recorded in Austria, AGES reported Monday. The number of new cases was thus below the average of 5,295 recorded over the past seven days, and the number of active cases fell to 57,967, down by 5,264 from the previous day. As of Monday morning, 1,885 people were in the hospital, down by 97 from the number reported…

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At the beginning of the new week, the weather still presents itself from its friendly side – but this will be over by Thursday at the latest. The high-pressure “Zacharias” influence remains at the beginning of the new week. Very mild air will continue to be brought into the country. However, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the frontal systems of a low-pressure zone with a center over the North Sea will approach, gradually leading to more changeable and cooler weather from midweek. Monday begins away from the Alps again frequently, in…

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