Category: General Interest

German health departments have reported 8072 new Corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. In addition, 813 new deaths were recorded within 24 hours, according to figures released by the RKI on Wednesday. These current figures should also include 600 follow-up reports of new infections from North Rhine-Westphalia, which had been missing the previous day, according to the RKI. Exactly a week ago, the RKI had recorded 9705 new infections and 975 new deaths within 24 hours. The peak of 1244 new reported deaths had been…

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As of today, Austria has a strict entry regulation in place. In addition to the existing obligation to register and quarantine, entrants must also present a negative Corona test. The result must not be older than 72 hours. If no result can be presented upon entry, a test must be carried out immediately, at the latest within 24 hours. The negative test result must be presented in the event of a check, whereby a check can be carried out anywhere on the spot, for example during a traffic check. Tough…

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Tyrol will be sealed off – for at least ten days. After several days of negotiating what countermeasures would make sense, the federal government announced new tightening measures for Tyrol on Tuesday. “The British and the South African mutation unfortunately prevail in Europe,” said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at a press conference called at short notice. Both variants are more contagious, he said. Above all, however, the South African variant is a challenge in that Astra Zeneca’s vaccine may be less effective against it. As a reminder, Astra Zeneca is the…

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With the requirements that come with the recent opening steps in coronavirus measures, the demand for free antigen testing has skyrocketed. A recent negative test result is now mandatory for appointments with body-related service providers, for visits to nursing homes and for employees in some industries. The offer has been significantly expanded – in many regions, however, appointments are still hard to come by. The rush on the first day was so great that the website of the Chamber of Pharmacists, which lists all providers, was temporarily overloaded in the…

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City of Vienna tightens Corona penalties significantly once again. Mask violators face a fine of up to 500 euros. New penalties for Corona offenders have been set with the recent COVID-19 protective measures ordinance that governs the current soft lockdown. Police are now empowered under the Epidemic Act 1950 and the COVID-19 Measures Act to impose fines with organ penalty orders of up to 90 euros. This concerns both the violation of the prescribed minimum distance of two meters and the mask requirement. Whereas the previous ordinance previously provided for…

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The 1-2-3-Ticket, which is planned to be introduced nationwide this year, will be 25 percent cheaper for all persons under 26 years of age. The Austria stage of the ticket gives it for young humans around 821 euro, announced environment and traffic minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) on Friday in a dispatch. With the 1-2-3 ticket the public traffic in Austria is to become predominantly more favorable. For the full price of 1,095 may then use all public transport in the country. Gewessler had met with representatives of the Austrian Student…

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Non-essential travel to Tyrol is advised not to do so. People who have been in Tyrol in the last two weeks should be tested. The federal government is tightening its rules in connection with the South African variant of the coronavirus that is rampant in Tyrol. On Monday, the federal government issued a de facto travel warning for the state. Non-essential travel to Tyrol should be refrained from, it said in a statement. In addition, the federal government urged all those who have been in Tyrol in the past two…

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Over 500 pharmacies in Austria are offering free rapid antigen tests as of today, 79 of them in Vienna. Registration is required. The website of the Chamber of Pharmacists was temporarily overloaded. A pharmacist in Vienna-Donaustadt reported, “Our appointments are booked up to three weeks.” “It’s pretty much going around,” confirmed a spokesperson for the Chamber of Pharmacists. He said the chamber is registering “extreme demand.” The pilot project, which started at the same time as steps to relax the coronavirus measures, is being gradually expanded. So far, about one…

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As of today, Monday, some of the students are allowed back to school classes. The first school day since Christmas began for all of them with the rapid test, which can be done in a few minutes. After all, reports the Vienna Education Directorate, there were 31 students for whom the rapid test showed a positive result: 13 of them in elementary schools, three in middle schools, seven in AHS and two in BMHS, plus one positive result each in a special school and with a special education teacher. Actually,…

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