Category: General Interest

In Lower Austria, coronavirus vaccination appointments were unlocked for all over-60s on Wednesday. By 1 p.m., more than 41,000 appointments had been booked. “This means we have reached another milestone today: more than half a million Lower Austrians have already been vaccinated or have booked their personal vaccination appointment,” said LHStv. Stephan Pernkopf (ÖVP) and Landesrätin Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ). “Our vaccination campaign is gaining momentum,” Pernkopf and Königsberger-Ludwig said, according to the provincial press service: “For the next few weeks until June, we expect another half a million vaccine doses.”…

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Sebastian Kurz was appointed State Secretary for Integration ten years ago, “and it is a great honor to work for our Austria every day,” the chancellor said on Facebook. In this regard, he said, the last few years have often been challenging and also marked by crises, such as the migration crisis or the Corona pandemic. “But one thing has always been shown: The people in Austria stick together even in difficult times. For that I would like to say thank you!”, Kurz continues to write on his Facebook profile.…

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In Austria, “Sputnik V” will only be vaccinated after EMA approval; emergency approval, as in Hungary, is ruled out, according to the government. However, the government agrees on a purchase. The government agrees to purchase one million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik. This was announced by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Monday. However, the vaccine is unlikely to be used until it is approved by the European Medicines Agency. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) hinted at this on Monday after his inauguration. The Chancellor’s Office also stressed that the…

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The Corona vaccine from U.S. manufacturer Johnson & Johnson can be used in the EU without restriction, according to a review by the EU Medicines Agency (EMA). The active ingredient could trigger blood clots in very rare cases, the EMA announced Tuesday in Amsterdam. Similar to AstraZenecaExperts on the EMA’s safety committee reviewed these cases in an accelerated procedure. However, the agency had stressed that the U.S. manufacturer’s vaccines can be used without restriction. Cerebral vein thrombosis also occurs in very rare cases with the vaccine from Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca.…

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Tuesday: Today in Austria, initially compact clouds will persist, bringing some rain. From noon on, clouds will alternate with sunny spells, and more rain showers. The snow line will rise from 900 to 1200 meters above sea level in the course of the day to 1200 to 1600 meters above sea level. The wind will be weak to moderate from west to north. In the morning temperatures will range from minus 1 to plus 8 degrees, in the afternoon from 10 to 17 degrees. On Wednesday early temperatures will range…

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Exactly 4,534 samples have tested positive for coronavirus in “Alle gurgelt” project of the city government of Vienna as of Sunday. That’s 0.54 percent of the total of more than 833,000 samples received. The positive rate is thus lower than in the Vienna test streets, where it is currently 1.2 percent. However, many symptomatic persons and contacts of infected persons are also tested here. For the rapid tests in the test streets only, the positive rate in Vienna is 0.7 percent, according to the city. Laboratory could evaluate six times…

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Shopping, going to the hairdresser and to school – Burgenland is ending the Corona lockdown today. Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) announced the opening step after the Easter lockdown last Wednesday. In addition to commerce, educational institutions and body-related service providers, museum and library visits are also permitted again. Unlike in neighboring Lower Austria or the federal capital, it is now possible to go shopping again in Burgenland. The police will increasingly check around shopping centers to see whether Lower Austrians are among the shoppers. In this case, those stopped…

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The Austrian Press Agency (APA) reports that according to the Steiermärkische Krankeanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes), figures on infections despite immunization have been collected since Corona vaccinations began. According to Klaus Vander, medical director from the Institute for Hospital Hygiene and Microbiology, 23 Covid 19 infections have been detected among the approximately 13,900 vaccinated employees. “This was to be expected,” he told APA, because vaccination does not offer 100 percent protection. 0.16 percent of those vaccinated were infected with coronavirusThe figures collected are as of April 14, and the 23 infections mean that…

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The weather in Austria remains uncomfortable in the coming days. But the current forecast gives hope for improvement. Today, Sunday, the sun is most likely to appear in East Tyrol and Upper Carinthia, otherwise a mostly dense cloud cover will prevail from early morning. In the central Northern Alps the day will start unsettled, later a few weak rain showers are also possible in the southern mountains. The snow line will rise from about 800 to 1200 m during the day. In the lowlands it will remain mostly dry. Moderate…

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