Category: Austrian News

Vienna is starting registrations for its free flu vaccination at the city’s vaccination centers on Monday. Vaccinations will then begin on Nov. 2. Free influenza vaccination available in ViennaOn Saturday, the Ministry of Health warned of the first influenza cases in Austria and recommended early immunization against the flu. Registrations for free flu vaccinations in vaccination centers in Vienna starting MondayIn Vienna, it is possible to register for the flu vaccination campaign in the municipal vaccination centers as early as Monday at 12:00 either online at impfservice.wien or by calling…

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Corona numbers have continued to decline, according to data released Sunday. According to the data, 5407 new infections with the coronavirus were received on Saturday, according to AGES. This compares with 8,667 a week ago, and the 5,407 other infections were below the average of 8,740 new conditions per day over the past seven days. The seven-day incidence dropped further to below 700, at 677.7 per 100,000 population. With 97,741 active cases, there were 6205 fewer than the day before. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 5,398,512…

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Seven thousand one hundred fifty-one new coronavirus infections were registered in Austria on Saturday. This was below the average of the past seven days, according to which 9,119 new infections were reported per day. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population thus continued to decline, from 750.9 to 707.1. By comparison, 11,238 laboratory-confirmed new illnesses had been written a week earlier, and the seven-day incidence was 1,001. There was also a decrease in the number of active cases. One hundred five thousand two hundred forty-three meant 6,125 fewer than the day…

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Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) presented a new Corona regulation on Friday. Until mid-January 2023, the measures remain. Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) presented a new Corona regulation Friday before the current Corona rules expire on October 23. Essentially, the government’s measures to fight the virus, as they currently stand, will remain in place until Jan. 15, 2023. The FFP2 mask obligation in hospitals, older adults, and nursing homes, as well as medical practices, thus remains further valid; for interior areas, the mask is only recommended. However, there is one…

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The COVID-19 basic measures regulation, which expires on Oct. 23, is to be extended “essentially” unchanged for three months, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. This means that the FFP2 mask requirement will remain as before in hospitals, nursing homes, and medical practices. Still, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) renewed the general mask recommendation for indoor areas. Due to the decreasing number of new infections since last week and a declining viral load in wastewater monitoring, there is no need for additional measures for the time being, according to the health…

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It was initially announced for spring 2021, then for spring this year: since yesterday, the app needed for the “digital driver’s license” is available, as Interior Minister Gerhard Karner and State Secretary for Digitalization Florian Tursky (both ÖVP) announced after the Council of Ministers. With it, you can download the driving permit to your cell phone and show it digitally during inspections. However, the “digital driver’s license” is not a replacement for the existing documents but a supplement so that the original document does not have to be carried. The…

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It was reported Wednesday that 13,048 new Corona infections were registered across Austria on Tuesday. This is above the average for the previous seven days (11,027). The seven-day incidence was 855 cases per 100,000 population. There are now 115,350 laboratory-confirmed active cases in Austria, up 1,374 from the previous day. Corona new infections and hospitalizations decline.On Wednesday, 2,468 infected people needed hospital treatment across Austria, down by 58 from Tuesday. Within a week, there was a decrease of 125 hospital patients. Four more seriously ill patients in intensive care units…

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On Tuesday, 8,970 new coronavirus infections were reported across Austria, well below last week’s average. A week ago, 11,709 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence dropped to 907.9 per 100,000 population on Monday from 956.6. The number of people infected with coronavirus in hospitals remains high. On Tuesday, 2,526 patients who tested positive were in hospitals. Number of new corona infections decreasesThat was three fewer than the previous day and 22 fewer than a week ago. Intensive care units continue to treat 120 critically ill patients. In one…

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Hundreds of thousands of citizens have not yet received their climate bonus. The complaints are piling up; the climate protection ministry is looking into the reasons. The account transfers of the climate bonus have been completed. However, hundreds of thousands have not yet received it. In the coming days, around 350,000 vouchers will still be delivered. Meanwhile, the inquiries of numerous reader reporters, who report problems with the payment of the bonuses, accumulate. At the service hotline, an employee is said to have explained to a Croatian resident in Vienna…

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