Category: General Interest

Regardless of nationwide lockdown rumors, the new Vienna ordinance – with tightened 2G+ provisions – goes into effect today, Friday. New ordinance in Vienna starting FridayFor the time being, the new Corona measures in Vienna are limited until November 26, as the federal ordinance on which they are based also only applies until then, it was stressed. 2G+ comes into force in Vienna on November 19At the heart of the new measures is, among other things, the so-called 2Gplus rule, which is coming in certain areas, and a more restrictive…

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The announced tightening is fixed: Starting tomorrow, the 2Gplus rule will apply in bars, cinemas and theaters. In addition, the mask obligation will be extended. Since today it is fixed: The tightening of the corona rules already announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) comes into force tomorrow, Friday. Today, the Vienna measures accompanying ordinance was issued. An overview of the rules and regulations in Vienna The FFP2 mask obligation is significantly expanded. In the catering trade (here 2G applies, i.e. vaccinated or recovered), staff must in future wear FFP2 masks…

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Almost simultaneously, the head of state Alexander Van der Bellen and Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) went public with a message via social media on Wednesday evening. The situation is serious, one needs quick and effective measures to break the fourth wave. Alexander Van der Bellen had a video conference with doctors and representatives of the nursing staff on Wednesday. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein already demanded stricter measures at the crisis summit on Sunday. He also had an “Intensive talks with experts” Wednesday afternoon on the impact of the 2-G…

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The new 2-G-plus rule and the extension of the mask requirement come into force on Friday. It almost seems as if Michael Ludwig already wants to prepare the Viennese population for further tightening: He does not want to rule out another lockdown, as he stressed once again on Wednesday. “I don’t want to get into the situation like other federal states,” the mayor said on the sidelines of a media appointment. “We have to focus on the health of the population. If necessary, we as a city will also take…

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Police have been checking for 2G proof in public spaces since Monday.On Monday, November 15, 2021 the lockdown for people who are neither vaccinated nor recovered is in force in Austria. This is controlled by the police throughout Austria. How high the penalties are and when controls are also possible in private spaces. Just last week, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) announced that the control pressure would increase “massively” in the “next few days. In addition to 4,000 police officers on patrol duty, 800 police officers are joining the control…

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In view of the worsening pandemic situation, Austria is tightening its entry regulations. As of Monday, a 2.5 G certificate is required for entry into the country. Antigen and antibody tests are no longer valid – except for commuters. For commuters (work, school, study, family purposes, life partner) the 3-G rule applies. This is according to the entry regulation, which was amended yesterday. For commuters, the previous privileged duration of PCR tests will be reduced from seven days to 72 hours. Antigen tests will only be valid for 24 hours…

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More and more experts are calling for a lockdown for all in Austria due to the increasing number of covid-19 intensive care patients. “It’s not going to work out otherwise,” said Rainer Thell, senior physician in charge of the emergency department at Donaustadt Hospital, formerly SMZ Ost, in an interview with APA. “It can not be that in Salzburg people die, no courageous decisions are made that are obvious,” he criticized. “Now you can still relieve Salzburg and fly patients out to Vienna and Lower Austria.” Because there are still…

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Corona vaccine manufacturers are regularly the subject of misinformation. Most recently, for example, claims spread by the thousands on social media that vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna as well as AstraZeneca would soon no longer be allowed to be vaccinated in the EU. The dates mentioned are December 22, 2021, January 6, 2022, and January 29, 2022. Is there any truth in this claim? But this is a hoax. Corona vaccines continue to be used in the EU beyond those dates. Verification of the claimsAll Corona vaccines were approved in the…

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In the current situation, nothing can be ruled out, said Michael Ludwig (SPÖ). However, he still wants to prevent a general lockdown. The number of new corona cases remains dramatic. In view of the current situation one can exclude “nothing at all”, stressed mayor Michael Ludwig on Tuesday. As reported, a further tightening is to come into force in Vienna this week. In it the 2Gplus rule (vaccinated or recovered plus PCR test, which may not be older than 48 hours) for the night catering and events over 25 persons…

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