Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) urges government to be cautious about further opening steps. Vienna wants to enter the summer with stricter rules. The number of new infections is on the decline, today, Saturday, only 136 new Corona cases were reported. Compared to the previous week, a decrease of almost one third is shown. But Austria cannot really breathe a sigh of relief yet. The fear of the experts: The next wave is already rolling in Despite all the optimism, Vienna’s City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) calls…
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Vaccination certificates next week via “green passport
The Ministry of Health is planning the next expansion stage for the “Green Passport” for next week: In addition to certificates on coronavirus tests and recovery from a Covid 19 infection, it will then also be possible to create and retrieve vaccination certificates with EU-compliant QR codes via gesundheit.gv.at. Currently, the conversion is underway, and the first vaccination certificates have already been created, said a spokeswoman for Minister Wolfgang Mückstein in response to an APA query. Gesundheit.gv.at not accessible for a few hoursThe maintenance work necessary for the conversion of…
Read MoreItaly introduces quarantine because of delta variant
The British government has postponed the relaxation of anti-Corona measures by a month because of the Delta variant. Due to the increasing spread of the Delta variant, Italy is introducing a five-day quarantine requirement for travelers from the United Kingdom. Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza reported this on Facebook Friday. In addition, travelers arriving from the United Kingdom will have to undergo a test. Even after the quarantine ends, a negative test must be presented. For travelers from EU countries, including Austria, the previously required corona quarantine after arrival in…
Read MoreNo testing requirement for entry into Spain
Austria is removed from Spain’s list of high-risk areas. As a result, a Corona test will no longer be required for entry as of Monday, June 21. Spain removes Austria from its list of risk areas. As of Monday, Austrians will therefore no longer have to present a negative Corona test when entering the country, even if they have not been vaccinated. In addition to Austria, numerous other EU countries and regions will also be removed from Spain’s list of risk areas because of the low infection figures, as the…
Read MoreWHO deeply concerned about lambda spread
A corona variant previously found mainly in Latin America is now under special observation by the World Health Organization (WHO). Due to its mutations, the virus version with the name Lambda could possibly be more contagious or be more poorly fought by the human immune system, reported the Geneva UN authority. However, reliable studies and firm findings on this are not yet available, it said. The variant was first identified in Peru in August 2020. In that country, 81 percent of all Corona cases analyzed since April have been assigned…
Read MoreExperts warn against delta variant of coronavirus
With July 1, further relaxation steps are also planned in Austria. From then on, nightclubs will be allowed to open again. In addition, the mask requirement will be partially dropped. Experts see the steps as justifiable, but at the same time warn against the spread of the delta variant, which could pose a risk in the summer. Delta variant: traffic light commission warns of risk in AustriaWith the planned relaxation steps announced by the Austrian government on Wednesday, summer is finally returning to a little more normality. But experts still…
Read MoreUp to 36 degrees: heat wave continues
Very warm weather is expected again in the coming days. In addition to temperatures with up to 36 degrees, however, it will also be humid and thundery. The weather promises in the coming days pretty much everything you would expect in summer: Great heat, increasing sultriness and thunderstorms are on the program according to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). There may also be local hail and heavy rain. On Sunday, highs will reach up to 36 degrees. The details: On Friday, the high-pressure influence…
Read MorePROVOCATIVE ACTION: Kissing posters in Graz: How open is the church?
How tolerant is Austria’s church? This question arises in view of a controversial poster action of the Styrian Protestants. Kronen Zeitung published on Thursday about a huge fabric posters on the Heilandskirche in Graz, which is currently being renovated,. The two big poster show a kissing pastor and a pregnant pastor. Kissing pastor and pregnant pastorThe posters supposed to symbolize “love”: among others, a Protestant pastor candidate kissing his wife and a pregnant pastor. This is admittedly permitted among Protestants – Catholics, however, showed irritation after the official unveiling of…
Read MoreSputnik approval in EU reportedly delayed
In the EU, the approval of the Sputnik vaccine is reportedly still delayed. German government circles expect it to be approved in September, or even at the end of the year. Approval of the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V in the EU is “likely to be delayed until September, perhaps even the end of the year,” according to German government circles. The reason is that the Russian manufacturer has not yet submitted the necessary clinical trial data to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Reuters news agency learned. The clinical…
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