Category: General Interest

Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) warns in drastic words against a further spread of the Corona pandemic in Austria. “What we are currently experiencing is the beginning of the second wave. The number of infections is increasing from day to day”, said the ÖVP leader in a written statement to the APA. He made an “urgent appeal” to the population to stick to the measures. “Whereas two weeks ago, the number of infections per day was around 350, yesterday it was already over 850. The development is particularly dramatic in…

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The situation is confusing. Not so much with the increasing corona numbers, but with the measures taken against it. Austrian Press presents an overview of the present situation: How critical is the situation in Austria? The number of daily new infections has been rising steadily in recent weeks. On Friday there were 580 throughout Austria, most of them in Vienna. According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, the rate of increase is 1.86 percent on a four-day average, in other countries (e.g. the Czech Republic) it is significantly higher. Nevertheless, the…

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“High risk” means, among other things, extended MNS protection and curfew at 0.00 hours The newly installed Corona traffic light showed yellow for four regions in its first week. The traffic light, which is updated at least every Friday, has four colors: green, yellow, orange and red. Orange is equivalent to “high risk”, according to the Ministry of Health. Which criteria are decisive for orange? In the traffic light color orange, the epidemiological situation can be described as follows: high cumulative seven-day incidence relative to the population size of the…

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Though life in Austria has been slowly coming back to normal – the yellow traffic light hinders some of the normal activities of the populace. Nevertheless, people are once again closely together in restaurants or in other activities. And can become a superspreader hotspot if a superspreader is among the guests. Austrian Press answers five important questions about Superspreader! Can a superspreader be recognized? No. A superspreader carries corona viruses and shows little or no symptoms, so it is not sick. It is fit, mobile and active in a group…

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▶ The number of new infections is rising throughout Austria▶ On the trail of the clusters: Almost all Austrian states affected▶ Seven positively tested in the UN Atomic Energy Agency No good news from the Corona front! On Tuesday, 520 new cases were reported throughout Austria – as many as last reported on March 31 during the lockdown. The problem child is and remains the federal capital. In Vienna, 340 new infections were fed into the reporting system in a 24-hour comparison. The crisis management of Vienna however said that…

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The number of new coronavirus infections registered throughout Austria on Tuesday was 520 within the past 24 hours, according to reports from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health. In the last two days, the number of new infections reported from Vienna was comparatively low with 64 cases on Sunday and 75 on Monday – but overall they are increasing. In the past seven days, 159 persons per day tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, whereas the week before, according to the Vienna Crisis Committee, the average was 127.…

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Fast and affordable: The manufacturers of Covid vaccines are competing for the market. As reported, the first doses of a Covid vaccine are to be produced for 2.50 euros at the end of the year. Country- and dealer-specific surcharges are possible – but not in Austria. Here, the federal government will take over the costs. “Everyone who wants to be vaccinated will have the opportunity. The vaccine will be given to the Austrians free of charge”, Austria`s leading daily “Kronen Zeitung” reports on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, the good…

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On Monday, 7 September 2020, most of the schools in Austria will open their portals. Austrian Press answers six important questions with regard to COVID 19 measures issued by the Austrian Federal government: When do pupils/students wear mask? This is what the “traffic warning system says: Not at all for green, from yellow on outside the classes. In the conference room, masks must be worn if the required distance cannot be maintained. From red on, masks must be worn throughout the school. When should a child with a fever stay…

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