Category: General Interest

Health Minister Rudolf Anschober announced the new entry regulation. The entry restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as the testing and quarantine obligation are formulated in a new and more precise way than before. The new regulation will officially come into force tomorrow and replaces the previous entry regulation. A new feature of the ordinance is that entries from non-risk areas must prove on entry that they have stayed exclusively in Austria or in a safe state or territory within the last ten days. Immigrants who have been…

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The Ministry of Health issued rules for holding Christmas markets last night. The decree, which comes into force on November 13, clarifies what is meant by occasional markets – namely “sales events at which, seasonally or not, dealers, operators of catering establishments or showmen meet in a certain place to sell goods, food or beverages or to provide services”. By “not regular” the Ministry understands markets that take place at intervals of more than once a month and not longer than ten weeks. Prevention concept necessaryIf 250 people are expected…

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Japanese researchers have used a supercomputer to simulate how aerosols spread in closed indoor spaces. What was less important in summer will be more in focus in the fall: Protection from indoor aerosols. As Japanese scientists from the Riken Research Institute and the University of Kobe have now discovered, there are other factors to consider besides wearing a mouth and nose protector. With the help of a supercomputer they have carried out simulations with different factors. For example, they took into account the humidity and the arrangement of people in…

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Germany extends the border controls to Austria again by half a year. This was decided by the German Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer (CSU), in coordination with Austria, the German Ministry of the Interior announced today in Berlin. The decision was made for “migration and security policy reasons”, it was said. The controls have been in place since the fall of 2015, after tens of thousands of refugees and other migrants from Greece had made their way to Western Europe via the Balkan route. They have nothing to do…

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Yesterday, a record number of new infections with the virus was recorded. 1346 cases were fed into the reporting system, whereby the number was then reduced to 1335 in the course of the day, because eleven cases were wrongly assigned to Wolfsberg in Carinthia instead of Sopron in Hungary. But neither at the beginning of the month nor at the peak of the lockdown were more cases registered! 402 persons were reported in Vienna, followed by Upper Austria with 234 cases and Lower Austria with 139. The winter sports mecca…

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Rapid swab test – and the result is available in 15 minutes! Vienna International Airport is currently checking a quick corona test with its own staff. This is how it should work in practice: Passengers show their boarding card in the check-in area of Terminal 3, undergo an antigen test and after 10 to 15 minutes receive the diagnosis by SMS or in paper form. If the result is negative, the journey continues. If there is any suspicion, a PCR test is arranged in coordination with the authorities. First trial…

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As of Friday 16.00 hrs., a Belgian PCR test and a 14-day quarantine are therefore mandatory if you stay in these areas within the last 14 days directly after entering Belgium. Due to the rising Corona numbers Belgium sets after Vienna and Tirol now also upper and Lower Austria, Salzburg as well as – again – Vorarlberg on the red list. Starting from Friday 16,00 o’clock are thereby with stay in these areas within the last 14 days directly after the entry to Belgium a Belgian PCR test and a…

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In Austria, a nationwide antibody study will be conducted in mid November. The aim is to determine the number of unreported coronavirus infections. In mid-November, the number of undetected coronavirus infections will be determined again. At the same time, the first nationwide antibody study will be launched to determine the proportion of people with antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Austria. This was announced on Tuesday by the Ministry of Science, which commissioned the study. The study is being conducted by Statistik Austria in cooperation with the Red Cross and the Medical…

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For a while they were considered as mask alternatives, but now more and more experts are speaking out against face visors. A ban is in the air. A face visor is a good alternative to the mouth nose protection, said health minister Rudi Anschober in May. Also a face visor reduces the spreading of droplets. In many cases – especially during physical work – the visor is a practical alternative, because it is more stable and does not get wet through. Now, months later, experts know that a plastic visor…

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