Category: General Interest

In Vienna, the new period of validity of the Coronatests comes into force on Wednesday, 1. September. In the future, they will be usable as 3-G proof in the federal capital for less time than before. Specifically, a rapid antigen test performed in a test lane or pharmacy will only be valid for 24 hours instead of 48 hours as of September. For PCR tests, the time limit will be reduced from 72 to 48 hours. Only in the case of children under twelve years of age, the previous time…

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▶ Amendment to law comes into force tomorrow ▶ Transport minister relies on higher financial fines and longer driving license suspension: Starting tomorrow 1. September the law amendment to the “Raserpaket” enters into force. Massive speeding violations now face hefty fines of up to 5,000 euros. However, not only higher financial penalties await such irresponsible speeders. Who exceeds the speed limits in the local area or open roads massively, must count in the future also on a clearly longer driver’s license withdrawal.“If so far with first-time transgression around 41 to…

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Austria: On September 1, 2021, the “speeding package” amendment goes into effect. The changes in the Road Traffic Act and the Driver’s License Act mainly relate to massive exceeding of the legal speed limits in local areas and on open roads and the associated penalties and driver’s license measures. “It is also a matter of being able to take effective action against illegal street racing. These have become an ever-increasing burden and source of danger in many communities,” ÖAMTC chief lawyer Martin Hoffer said. For a deterrent effect of the…

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At the medical universities in Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz, or the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Linz, there will be different Corona regulations regarding compulsory vaccination in the coming semester.The medical universities in Vienna and Innsbruck require proof of vaccination from the clinical area onwards, in Graz a 2G rule applies as far as possible and in Linz the 3G rule, it was said in response to an APA query. 1G-rule only applies in the clinical area in Vienna and Innsbruck.However, no proof of vaccination is required for…

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26 degrees: According to a forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), these daily highs will occur on Thursday.The autumn weather in Austria continues. At least until Wednesday, it will remain cool and unsettled under the influence of low pressure. From Thursday, it should become friendlier and warmer again. Today, MondayFrom Vorarlberg to southern Upper Austria and the Enns Valley in Styria, it will rain frequently and sometimes heavily, and with a partly brisk westerly wind, temperatures will reach a maximum of 12 to 18 degrees. In…

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has called on the population to be immunized against the coronavirus: “I ask you, take up the offer of vaccination,” he appeals in a video posted on Facebook and YouTube last night. “It’s a little sting and it’ll go away.” By getting vaccinated, he said, you not only protect yourself, but everyone you come into contact with. “It’s still summer. A beautiful summer,” the Austrian president said in the video, which shows scenes of his encounters in recent weeks. People meet friends and relatives,…

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Corona numbers in Austria continue to rise. On Saturday, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health reported 1322 new infections in the past 24 hours. This is above the average of the past seven days (1305). In the hospital must be treated again more patients, Austria-wide 429 need now a care in the hospital, around nine more than on Friday. 109 seriously ill patients are in intensive care units. Within a fortnight, the number of Covid 19 patients in intensive care has thus more than doubled. Last…

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Students do not necessarily have to have their coronatests administered in schools. External test certificates are also allowed, such as the gurgle tests in Vienna.These are the corona rules for the start of the schoolyearStudents do not necessarily have to take their required corona tests at school. Also allowed are antigen or PCR tests issued by other authorized testing agencies. This is provided for in the new Covid 19 school regulation issued by Education Minister Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP). This applies both to the three-week safety phase at the start of…

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As of August 26, 2021, 57.9 percent of Austrians were fully vaccinated in Austria. However, the vaccination campaign is progressing sluggishly.Although experts warn that the fourth wave is getting out of hand, only 20,092 Corona vaccinations had been given as of Thursday. In early June, more than 143,000 people were vaccinated on the peak day. In total, 5,473,749 people have already received at least a partial vaccination, according to E-vaccine passport data: That’s 61.3 percent of the population. Meanwhile, exactly 5,169,410, or 57.9 percent of Austrians, are fully immunized. Vaccination…

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