Category: General Interest

Worldwide there are still 12 countries that have not officially reported a Corona case. More than 32 people worldwide have already become infected with the coronavirus, and almost one million have already died of Covid-19. Nevertheless, there are still 12 countries that have not reported a single case of corona. These are remote islands or dictatorial regimes.These countries are (officially) still corona freeNorth KoreaTurkmenistanSolomon IslandsVanatuSamoaKiribatiMicornesiaTongaMarshall IslandsPalauTuvaluNauru Geographic and political isolationOne of these places is called Nauru. This almost circular island is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, very…

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In view of the high number of new infections, Vorarlberg in Germany is now also officially considered a coronavirus risk area. This is the result of the list of German risk areas updated this evening, which the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) maintains in Germany. “The federal state of Vorarlberg is now also considered a risk area,” the institute’s website states. Vienna has already been considered a risk area since September 16. Entering the country from risk areas must present a negative Covid-19 test, which must not be older than 48…

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The Vienna Opera Ball 2021 will not take place due to the Corona Pandemi. Due to the infection situation, the government will decide to cancel the event at the ministerial meeting today, Wednesday, as reported by APA. “This decision was not easy for us”, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), but it would be “irresponsible to hold the ball in the usual way”. Kurz and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) emphasized in a joint statement published by APA that the government did not make the decision to cancel the Opera Ball…

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by Hector Pascua, with reports from orf.at According to information from Cyprus Tourism, Austria and Switzerland will be downgraded to level C starting Thursday. For trips from these countries to Cyprus, a negative PCR test and a two-week quarantine is required. On day 14 another PCR test must be performed. Tourist trips are almost impossible with this. Spain, France, Croatia and the Czech Republic also belong to category C. Austria had already been placed in category B in August. Cyprus carries out these risk assessments for CoV propagation on a…

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21 September 2020 – Vienna. The “Aktion scharf” against those who refuse to take action starts today. Anyone who does not comply with the new guidelines must expect severe penalties. Painful penalty for guests & restaurant owners➔ Guest: up to 3.600 Euro. who will be caught as a guest in a restaurant and disregards for instance the closing time (at the latest 1.00 o’clock in the morning), must pay up to 3,600 euro penalty. This is stated in the “Covid-19-Maßnahmengesetz”. ➔ Owners up to 30,000 euros. For the restaurant owners…

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Since midnight, further restrictions on the fight against the coronavirus and Covid-19 have been in place, affecting private parties, recreational activities, gastronomy and markets and fairs. The government hopes that this will prevent a second lockdown. Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober expressed confidence “that we will not fall into a second wave”. At private events without assigned and marked seats, only ten people are now allowed, instead of the previous 50. According to the Ministry of Health, this includes “social activities in groups”, such as yoga classes, Zumba lessons, card…

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For Austrians, roughly four categories apply when entering other countries. For Viennese there are exceptions in many places. But there are also differences on the return journey. The spectrum ranges from free entry to entry only in exceptional cases. Only for Viennese there are extra requirements, because the federal capital was classified as a risk area by some countries like Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. But vice versa as well. If Austrians may enter for example in Sweden, Croatia or Romania, a Corona test is required upon return.Entering Hungary, Finland and…

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Does the regulation requires how many people I can invite to my home? No. The regulation does not affect the private living area – private parties at home are possible without restriction. Nevertheless, the government relies on personal responsibility. Is it true that from Monday onwards I will have to wear a mouth and nose protector everywhere outdoors? No. The obligation to wear masks outdoors only applies at trade fairs and markets. In addition, if no distance can be kept, such as at demonstrations. The compulsory mask is also required…

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Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) is convinced that in the first half of 2021 not only a corona vaccine will be researched but also approved and used in Europe. He made this forecast regarding the further fight against the corona pandemic on Saturday after a meeting with the heads of leading pharmaceutical companies in Basel at the end of his visit to Switzerland. Meeting with heads of pharmaceutical companiesAfter a meeting with representatives of the pharmaceutical companies Roche, Novartis and Lonza, the Chancellor expressed his satisfaction with the state of…

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