Category: Austrian News

In Austria, 5,465 new infections were reported on Saturday, which is below the average of the past seven days (5,594) and caused active Corona cases to shrink by 4,680 to 68,709. The seven-day incidence also dropped to 433.8 per 100,000. In addition, there were five deaths related to the virus. As of Saturday morning, 1,991 people were in the hospital, down by 17 from the previous day. One hundred people were cared for in intensive care units; this number has increased by one since yesterday but has decreased by 28…

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On Friday, 4,853 new Corona infections were reported in Austria, lower than the past seven-day average of 5,886 positive tests. The seven-day incidence of Corona fell further to 456 cases per 100,000 population. There were 2,008 Corona-infected persons in the hospital on Friday morning, 88 fewer than the previous day. The number of covid intensive care patients remained the same at 99 critically ill. Meanwhile, 17 deaths were added to a total of 20,963 pandemic victims. The number of actively Corona-infected remained about the same as the previous day.In total,…

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Austria can look forward to mild weather and temperatures around 25 degrees. It will also be foggy, but the sun will quickly assert itself. The country remains under the influence of high pressure “Zacharias” on Friday, which will continue to provide calm, but partly foggy weather over the weekend. At the same time, as the high center shifts to southeastern Europe, the Alpine region enters an increasingly southwesterly high-altitude current. Thus it remains significantly too warm for the time of year. Today, Friday, the calm autumn weather continues, but fog…

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On Thursday, 4,342 new infections with the coronavirus were reported in Austria. According to the forecast, the number of hospital patients should continue declining. According to the AGES daily update, four thousand three hundred forty-two new coronavirus infections were recorded in Austria on National Day. The decline in infections and corona hospital patients.There were 2,096 infected people in hospitals on Thursday morning, 23 fewer than the previous day, and 99 affected people were cared for in intensive care units, seven fewer than on Wednesday and down 33 from the last…

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The number of new Corona infections registered in Austria on Tuesday was 7,892, below the 8,000 mark. That’s more than the average of 7,117 new infections per day over the past seven days, according to AGES figures released Wednesday. Seven thousand eight hundred ninety-two new coronavirus infections were registered in Austria on Tuesday. A week ago, 13,048 new infections were reported. The seven-day incidence continues to fall; after 606.8 the previous day, it was reported today at 551.8 per 100,000 population. Fewer than 8,000 new Corona infections were reported Wednesday.However,…

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The coronavirus continues to spread. Now wastewater monitoring in Austria is being expanded even further. In addition to the country’s 24 largest wastewater treatment plants, another 24 treatment plants will be included in the national wastewater monitoring system. This will enable the National Reference Center to analyze its results on virus loads and variant incidence in even greater detail. These findings play an increasingly important role in the assessment of corona situation. Austria is thus further expanding its pioneering international role. Wastewater monitoring is playing an increasingly important role in…

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The National Day on October 26 will be celebrated in old normality again after two years of corona mode. The Austrian Armed Forces will return in full force to their performance show on Vienna’s Heldenplatz, and the doors of the government and Parliament will be open again. There is no open day at the Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen for the first time. However, he will receive “representatives of civil society” at the Hofburg premises. The national holiday on October 26 traditionally begins with wreath-laying ceremonies by the Federal…

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The recombinant from two omicron offshoots has the potential to supersede all other variants. It is likely to have the most potent immune escape to date. Just recently, Health Minister Johannes Rauch let it be known that the number of new Corona infections is falling and that the viral load in wastewater monitoring is also declining. For this reason, he said, there is no need for additional measures for the time being. However, the Omicron variants are not asleep. After the worrying reports from Singapore, where XBB, a recombinant from…

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The weather in Austria will remain significantly too mild for the time of year in the coming week. According to the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) forecast, the thermometer will climb up to 24 degrees in the coming week as well, but only in regions where the persistent fog clears. Thus, it remains much too mild for the end of October. Week starts rainy in the west – dry in the east.The details: A disturbance zone will move in from the west on Monday. In the west and…

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