Category: General Interest

The Corona rules already in force will be extended. The regulations on events and gatherings will be extended until September 17.A corresponding decree from Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) is expected today, Thursday. There are thus no changes to the existing Corona measures for the time being. The regulations on events and gatherings can only be extended for four weeks at a time for legal reasons – so until September 17, gatherings of 100 or more people will still be subject to mandatory notification. From 500 people, they must be…

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The Covid prognosis consortium expects a doubling of Covid patients in intensive care units within 14 days.On Wednesday 59 Covid-19 infected persons required intensive care in Austrian hospitals; in exactly two weeks, the experts’ current estimate is that there will already be 118. In a worst-case scenario, as many as 151 Covid patients could be in need of intensive care on September 1. The normal wards, where 234 Corona patients were treated on Wednesday, are also expected to see a significant increase in Covid 19 infections. The Covid Prognosis Consortium…

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The Austria-wide 1-2-3 ticket will be launched on the national holiday on October 26.Contracts with six provinces, the ÖBB and Regiojet are already fixed – still open is the transport association Ostregion (VOR). In the first full year (2022), 150 million euros have been earmarked for this from the federal budget. The necessary legal basis was adopted in March. Regional climate tickets are also to come in parallel. If the 1-2-3 ticket is implemented in its planned form, an annual ticket costing 1,095 euros will allow passengers to travel throughout…

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With Corona in mind, what should I think about when spending my vacation in Croatia or Italy? Some help on this comes from ÖAMTC. Italy and Croatia: no other destination in Europe comes close to these two destinations in terms of popularity among Austrians. That’s according to a press release from the ÖAMTC. People whose summer vacation is coming up and who are heading to Italy or Croatia should know about “the currently valid, corona-related regulations for entry and the rules on the ground.” ÖAMTC tourism expert clarifies.“The situation can…

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Of the 5,934 coronavirus cases officially reported between Aug. 9 and Aug. 15, 64.2 percent – 3,816 in absolute numbers – were among this group. Strikingly, six- to 14-year-olds now contribute more to the incidence of infection, accounting for 10.7 percent of the total, than do those over 55, who account for 10.5 percent overall. Most corona infections among 15- to 24-year-oldsAs shown in the latest breakdown by age group from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), 15- to 24-year-olds remain the most affected age group, accounting for…

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Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein can now imagine, for example, only allowing vaccinated people to attend events. Local visit only with vaccination?On Sunday he had still meant to such demands brought forward on the part of the Viennese health town councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ), this discussion comes “too early”. In the ORF “ZiB” on Tuesday Mückstein said now, for him such a “1G” rule is conceivable starting from October. Mückstein on tightening: “Must talk about 1G”.“I believe that before an increasingly precarious epidemiological situation in the fall, we have to talk…

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Simplified PDF import and preview of the validity of the respective certificate in terms of 3G rules – the Grüner Pass app has received an update. Guide to the Green PassportThe “Green Passport App” published by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Federal Computing Center (BRZ) at the beginning of July has received new functions. According to the ministry, these include, for example, a simplified PDF import of the 3-G Covid-19 certificates and a validation of the electronic signature. In addition, the “GreenCheck app” has now been released…

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German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer have submitted initial data for approval of a booster vaccine against coronavirus to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In the coming weeks, these data from a Phase 1 trial should also be submitted to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and other authorities, the companies announced yesterday. Additional data are expected to follow. Participants in the Phase 1 trial would have received a booster vaccination eight to nine months after the second dose. Compared with a two-dose vaccination, the study found “significantly…

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Coronavirus infection: infections without symptoms five times more common than in adults. The impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on children is being investigated by the German Covid-19 family study, which shows that asymptomatic courses are five times more common in children than in adults. However, those affected develop strong immune protection. Especially before the already foreseeable end of the school vacations in Austria and partial start of school in Germany, the issue of Covid-19 becomes particularly relevant again at educational institutions and among children. Scientists from the university hospitals in Freiburg,…

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