Category: Austrian News

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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The new week starts with 6,297 new Corona infections and two virus deaths in just 24 hours. New week, new Corona scare: according to “Heute” info, there are 6,297 new Corona infections and two deaths related to the Coronavirus in the latest 24 hours on Monday. In comparison, 8,700 new Corona infections were reported in Austria last Monday. Thus, fewer cases have been written today than in the previous week. And this is how the development looks in the domestic hospitals: In regular wards, 2,409 people currently have to be…

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The current Corona wave has probably passed its peak, and the number of cases is declining again. For Saturday, 8,667 new infections were reported, compared to 11,230 a week ago. Seven-day incidence continued to decrease, returning to triple digits at 978.7 cases per 100,000 population. The AGES published updated hospital figures on Sunday, according to which six fewer infected persons had to be hospitalized than on Saturday. But 2,536 people who tested positive are still in local hospitals – up by 338 from a week ago. One hundred twenty people…

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The Corona wave in Austria is likely to be further on the retreat: For Thursday, the AGES reported 12,459 new infections; a week ago, it had been 15,099 on the same day. As of Friday morning, 2,538 people were hospitalized, twelve fewer than the previous day. However, there were 17 deaths. The seven-day incidence was 1,029 cases per 100,000 population. As of Thursday, there were thus 141,744 active cases in Austria, 4,202 more than the day before. Within the past 24 hours, 8,278 were considered recovered on Thursday. As of…

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1.3 million personalized reminders for a Corona booster vaccination have been sent out since this week to those for whom it is especially recommended, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the statement, those over 60 years of age whose primary immunization has already been completed and whose last vaccination was at least six months ago will receive such a mailing as part of the fall #GemeinsamGeimpft campaign. The readiness for the booster vaccination in this age group is high, reported the ministry on Friday; because of the 2.4…

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Twelve thousand four hundred fifty-nine new Corona infections were reported in Austria on Friday, fewer new infections than last Friday. The number of Corona patients in hospitals has also decreased. On Friday, 12,459 new infections were reported by AGES, compared to 15,099 on the same day a week ago. 12,459 new Corona infections in Austria, hospital cases downAs of Friday morning, 2,538 people were hospitalized. One hundred twenty-one people were cared for in intensive care units. This number fell by four since yesterday but has increased by 23 patients within…

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“Vienna continues consistent Corona course!” clarifies Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) and warns of another wave. “The pandemic is not over. Yesterday, Wednesday, 17,848 new Corona infections were reported across Austria. The 7-day incidence in Austria was 1,067.4. We are thus in the expected autumn wave,” Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig stressed today, Thursday. Although the 7-day incidence in Vienna is well below the national average – despite the fact that Vienna has the highest number of tests by a clear margin – the number of cases is rising here as well.…

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A year ago, the Green Pass was required to enter a restaurant. Nowadays, (almost) no one thinks about the app. For thousands of Austrians, the vaccination certificate – and thus the validity of the Green Passport – will soon expire. Only those who have been sufficiently immunized or vaccinated will continue to have the app. While the Green Pass was the key to almost every leisure activity a year ago – from going to a restaurant to traveling abroad – today, most people don’t even think about it. Yet the…

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On Thursday, the Corona Commission voted in favor of a constant risk assessment of the epidemiological development, which means that the traffic light remains switched to orange. Austria was already downgraded to “high risk” last week, but in the evaluation of the federal states this week, Vienna is now the only one with a risk number of over 100, which means “very high” and thus red. Upper Austria and Vorarlberg were classified as “medium risk.” However, the remaining six federal states are on the same risk level as the country…

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