Category: General Interest

In Vienna’s hospitals, safety measures are being tightened due to the rising number of coronaviruses: from now on, all visitors will need a PCR test no more than 48 hours old. This also applies to those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. Each patient or patient may be visited by one person per day. Since Wednesday, everyone twelve years of age and older must present a valid PCR test at the entrance. Visitors must continue to wear an FFP2 mask. Children between the ages of six and…

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As of yesterday, 1,329,286 Viennese had received their first vaccination and 1,239,645 had also received their second vaccination. Due to the delta variant, a third vaccine against Corona is now necessary. 54,824 Viennese have already taken the third stich and can now consider themselves to be Corona-immunized. So it’s time to roll up our sleeves, because the number of cases is rising and the hospitals are filling up. Sonja Vicht from the Vienna Health Service has the answers to the most pressing questions: Every person, even at no particular risk.…

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The number of new Corona infections continues to rise, with 317 intensive care beds occupied. New measures could now be presented as early as Friday. 5,398 new infections, already 317 intensive care beds occupied. Corona continues to paralyze Austria. In Upper Austria there are already exit controls in nine of 15 districts (allegedly), in the whole of Austria there are 15. Three federal states (Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Carinthia) have requested the federal army because they are overwhelmed with contact tracing. For Austria as a whole, the source of infection is…

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Thomas Szekeres, president of the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK), recommended on Tuesday to take the Corona third vaccination as early as possible. “Unfortunately, everything we warned about in the summer has come true – the covid infection figures are rising, with the reservoir of unvaccinated people acting as a motor for the pandemic. Intensive care units are also filling up again and surgeries are having to be postponed,” Szekeres summed up. “Now every vaccination can be crucial,” the ÖÄK president said. “Please get your third vaccination as early as you…

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This year’s free flu vaccination campaign starts today in Vienna: Until March 31, all people from the seventh month of life who have the center of life, education or work in the federal capital can be vaccinated. A total of approximately 450,000 influenza vaccine doses are available, the city said. “We are very happy to be able to offer this campaign again this year, comprehensive, low-threshold and free of charge for the Viennese population,” advertised Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) in advance for active use by the population. It is…

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Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) appeals to the Viennese to get vaccinated. All households will be informed by mail. In Vienna, a booster of the Corona vaccination is now possible for all vaccinated already from six months after the second sting. A registration for the vaccination centers or with established doctors is mandatory, appointments are available starting today, Tuesday, announced Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on Monday. The federal capital thus probably preempted the National Immunization Panel (NIG), which has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday, among other things, to the third sting.…

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Vienna – In Vienna, a booster of the Corona vaccination is now possible for all vaccinated persons already from six months after the second sting. A registration for the vaccination centers or with established physicians is obligatory, dates will start on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This has been communicated by Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) on Monday. The federal capital thus probably anticipated the National Immunization Panel (NIG), which has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday, among other things, to the third sting. From 12 years possibleThe NIG will deal as…

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When we celebrate All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, we are reminded that we stand in a great community that includes not only the living, but also those who have died, even if they live in a “different” world. On All Saints’ Day, we celebrate all those who have already been taken into eternal communion with God. Some we know by name, some the Church celebrates, but of most we know nothing. On All Souls’ Day, the Church remembers all those who have died and asks God to bring…

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As of Monday, the “situational winter equipment requirement” for cars and trucks up to 3.5 tons will once again come into effect. Drivers in Austria must be on the road with winter tires or have snow chains mounted on at least two drive wheels in snow, slush or ice from Nov. 1. However, chains are only permitted if the road is continuously covered with snow or ice. The police can impose fines of up to 5,000 euros for violations of the equipment requirement. Trucks and buses weighing more than 3.5…

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