Category: General Interest

On Sunday, the transition period for the 3-G rule in the workplace ends – wearing an FPP2 mask instead of a 3-G certificate will then no longer be sufficient. Because of problems with test evaluations in parts of Austria, the Chamber of Commerce, retailers and restaurateurs have already called for an extension of the transition period. When entering the place of work, either a current, negative CoV test or proof of vaccination or recovery must be presented. The 3-G proof must be carried and the employer must monitor compliance with…

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Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) announced further tightening of Corona rules for Vienna – regardless of Sunday’s pending decisions on a possible lockdown for unvaccinated people across Austria. In the night gastronomy and at events with more than 25 persons, access shall in the future only be allowed if one is vaccinated or recovered and can also show a valid PCR test (“2-G plus”). The FFP2 mask requirement is to be extended indoors – for example, to workplaces. In the catering industry, the wearing of an FFP2 mask away from…

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The weekend is approaching, concentration is sinking, and in many offices leisure plans are already being made – the majority of people name Friday as the day on which work is least productive (33.6 percent), as a recent online survey by Marketagent shows. This has not changed in recent years either. A 2019 survey by the Online Research Institute showed a similar result. Work is done at 80 percentHowever, Austrians definitely do not feel underutilized at work. Almost 90 percent of respondents say they are confronted with high demands at…

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As of Nov. 8, convalescents are no longer considered recovered in the workplace if their Covid 19 infection occurred more than 180 days ago. The Department of Health clarified this to APA after recent confusion due to recent changes to the 3rd COVID-19 Measures Regulation. Anywhere 2G or 2.5G applies, antibody detections were no longer allowed even before Nov. 8. In the workplace, where 3G applies, Section 1 of the regulation stated until Nov. 8 that neutralizing antibody tests no older than 90 days were also considered evidence. As of…

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Extremely high new Corona infection figures will bring a lockdown for the unvaccinated in Upper Austria next Monday. Mückstein wants regional lockdown“The situation is dramatic, so we trigger the fifth stage of the step-by-step plan of the federal government and plan from Monday a lockdown for unvaccinated, provided there is a legal green light from the federal government or the federal government creates the legal basis,” explained Governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP). He thus confirmed an online report in the “Kronen Zeitung”. 461 patients in the normal ward and 89 in…

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In Austria, about six million people have been vaccinated at least once against the corona virus. However, only just under 560,000 Austrians have received the booster vaccination – that’s 6.2 percent.This corresponds to two thirds of the population. However, only just under 560,000 have received the booster vaccination – i.e. 6.2 percent of the population. Most of them have been vaccinated in Lower Austria. Since the end of October, nearly 126,000 initial vaccinations and 234,000 “boosters” have been added. As of yesterday, Wednesday, 65,833 people have been vaccinated. 6.2 percent…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cleared the way for the approval of two new drugs against Covid-19: the antibody therapy Ronapreve from the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche and the drug Regkirona (Regdanvimab) from the manufacturer Celltrion in South Korea. This was announced by the EMA today in Amsterdam. Both drugs are intended for use in early stages of infection and are based on antiviral monoclonal antibodies. The EMA experts had reviewed and assessed all the manufacturers’ data from studies on the efficacy and possible side effects of the drugs.…

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Germany wants to put Austria on the list of high-risk areas again because of the increased infection figures. The Czech Republic and Hungary would also be declared high-risk areas by Berlin, Funke Mediengruppe reported, according to Reuters. The classification is to take effect as early as Sunday. According to the report, vaccinated and recovered people will not have to go into quarantine after returning from these countries, while unvaccinated people will have to go into a ten-day quarantine after returning. The quarantine should end after five days at the earliest…

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With rapidly rising infection rates and the associated steady increase in Covid-19 patients in domestic hospitals, reaching system-critical utilization in intensive care units (ICUs) is approaching. The Covid-19 Forecasting Consortium warns of this in its capacity forecast issued Wednesday. “Exceeding the 33 percent utilization threshold is possible in all states on Nov. 24,” the experts stress. The probability of exceeding system-critical utilization in intensive care units in Upper Austria in two weeks is 95 percent, according to the forecasting consortium. In Lower Austria, it is 84 percent, and in Salzburg…

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