Category: General Interest

No school events, such as field trips and hiking days, will be allowed at schools during the next two weeks. In addition, starting Tuesday, FFP2 masks will also be mandatory for elementary and junior high school students, with the exception of their own seats – if a mask is not available, mouth-to-nose protection (MNS) may be worn. If however no FFP2 mask should be available, can be carried at elementary schools and lower stages also a mouth nose protection (MNS), it was called Monday afternoon from the education ministry. This…

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Last week, more vaccinations were carried out in Austria than at any time since the beginning of July. Admittedly, most of the 462,534 vaccinations were “third shots”, i.e. booster vaccinations for existing vaccination protection (272,371). But the 128,813 first-time vaccinations are also a peak not seen since the second week of July. The previous weekly record occurred at the beginning of May, when 333,324 people in Austria were vaccinated for the first time. On Sunday alone, 36,839 people got vaccinated, 10,697 of whom got their first dose. As in the…

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Today, Monday, Austria’s first vaccination street for children between the ages of five and eleven goes into operation at the Austria Center Vienna in Vienna. The opening will be performed by Mayor Michael Ludwig and City Health Councillor Peter Hacker. The demand for appointments is very large: With Sunday, as of 17.00 clock, there were 9,216 bookings, 184 appointments were (until the end of the year) still free. If necessary, however, the contingent will be increased, the city had already announced. The children are injected with a reduced amount of…

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No new restrictions on religious exercise are associated with the “lockdown for the unvaccinated.” The new Covid 19 Protective Order passed Sunday night includes a general exemption provision for “gatherings for the purpose of religious worship.” Furthermore, as of Monday, according to the new regulation issued by the Minister of Health, leaving private homes for “the satisfaction of basic religious needs, such as visits to cemeteries and individual visits to places of religious worship” will be allowed. Provisions of the Framework Regulations of the Bishops’ Conference“For the area of the…

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The 2G rule applies to visitors at Vienna’s Christkindl Markets – security guards also want to see ID. There are queues outside the entrances. Anyone who wants to visit a Christkindlmarkt now should not only have a lot of patience, but also a green passport and an ID card, otherwise nothing will work. The 2G rule applies to visitors. According to the city, an expansion to 2G+ is not (yet) being considered. At Rathausplatz, the city’s largest Christmas market, visitors were jammed Sunday afternoon at the entrance on the Ring.…

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The approval by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) of the Covid-19 vaccination for five- to 12-year-olds, which Pfizer applied for in mid-October, should be imminent. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens), speaking at the government’s press conference on the lockdown for the unvaccinated today, assumed that could happen as early as Nov. 24. He did not give further details. Officially, there is still no approval from the EMA for vaccination under the age of twelve. Therefore, younger children can only be vaccinated “off label” in Austria. Interested parents have to find…

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Today, Austria is considered a coronavirus high-risk area for Germany. Due to the high infection figures, a travel warning from the German Foreign Ministry therefore also came into effect at 0:00. Only the municipalities of Mittelberg and Jungholz and the Rißtal in the municipal area of Vomp and Eben am Achensee are exempt. People arriving from Austria who have not been vaccinated and have not recovered must spend ten days in quarantine in Germany. Free testing is possible from the fifth day. The travel warning and the stricter entry rules…

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The negative records continue to roll over: again, a new high in new infections with the coronavirus was recorded in Austria. On Saturday, statistics showed 13,152 new cases, more than 2000 people are currently hospitalized due to Covid-19. In Vienna, Upper Austria and Salzburg the Corona measures are therefore clearly intensified, health minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) plans a vaccination obligation for health occupations on and chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) wants to give on Sunday, after consultation with all regional governors, “green light” for an Austria-wide Lockdown for unvaccinated. Already in…

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Lockdown for non-immunized: the rule will apply to unvaccinated people throughout Austria from Monday and will be decided today. Children under the age of twelve are exempt, as no Corona vaccine has yet been officially approved for them. The measure is intended to “prevent a breakdown in medical care.” A true lockdown it is not. It would mean all recreational facilities, eateries, or most retail would close. They will remain open, but only to the vaccinated and recovered. Non-immunized people are only allowed to leave the living environment for a…

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