Category: General Interest

Austria’s daily newspaper “Kronen Zeitung” comes out with the most important questions and answers about the new COVID 19 warning system in the country. How, when and where can the current color levels of the Corona traffic light be found?The color levels of the Corona traffic lights can always be seen on the homepage www.corona-ampel.gv.at. What do you do if you do not have access to the Internet at home?As an alternative to the website, you can also find the information in the ORF teletext on page 659 or by…

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Yellow – medium risk: In addition to the previous measures, mask is also required here by customers or visitors to business premises (trade), except in the catering trade, where it is only prescribed for staff. There are also tighter regulations for events. With assigned places inside only maximal 2,500 and 5,000 persons outside, whereby mask must be  worn inside the  premises. Without fixed seats, a maximum of 100 persons are allowed indoors and outdoors, There is permanent use of mask. In the educational sector, MNS is required in the entrance…

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On Monday school starts again in Lower Austria, Burgenland and also in the capital Vienna. Everyone is curious how the Corona traffic light will affect the school everyday life to the start. Today, Friday, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and the spokeswoman of the Corona Commission, Daniela Schmid, will present the start of the Corona traffic light. Clusters as indicatorsOn Thursday the Corona Commission met for the first time in full operation. Five representatives of the federal government, five virus…

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Increase of pregnancy has been foreseen this year. Experts say, this was a result of the lockdown during the springtime – a baby boom is expected in 2021. The long weeks at home for two have been sweetened up by many couples in spring and apparently not only used them for cuddling: Gynecologists throughout Austria are currently noticing an increase in pregnancies. No exact results are available yet, but the trend compared to last year is clear. The initial restrictions and work in the home office now suggest that a…

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A total of 16,319 marriages were divorced in Austria in 2019, 3,947 of them in Vienna. According to lawyers, the big divorce boom is expected to follow this year. Statistics Austria published divorce figures for 2019 on Wednesday. 16,319 marriages throughout Austria were legally divorced. This is only a slight increase (+0.1 percent) compared to the previous year. At the same time 121 registered partnerships were dissolved, 23 more than in 2018 (+23.5 percent). Highest divorce rate in Lower Austria“About four out of ten marriages in Austria end up before…

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“The Coronavirus traffic light will be a culture change with a substantially broader risk analysis,” Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said. Not only the infection numbers of the last seven days will be considered, but also how many tests are behind it. Anschober: “Because if the numbers decrease, but also no tests are carried out, this does not mean that the virus has been defeated. Information board about the obligation to wear a protective maskThe cluster analysis and the question of whether it is possible to clarify where the chain of…

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“It could be that already in January a vaccination is possible in Austria. At the turn of the year 600,000 vaccine doses for 300,000 people could be delivered,” Austrian Health Minister Anschober announced. A condition is however that the promises of the pharmaceutical companies and the market approvals take place in time. The first batches are to be used to vaccinate healthcare and nursing staff. A total of five vaccines from different manufacturers will be used. All those who wish to be vaccinated could then follow in the summer. But…

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In view of rising infection figures, the Hungarian rgovernment is tightening the corona regulations and closing the country’s borders as of Tuesday 1 September 2020. Foreign citizens are only allowed to enter Hungarian territory with justified exceptions. There are exceptions for commuters and business travelers.From September 1, Hungarian citizens returning to Hungary must remain in quarantine for 14 days, unless they can show two negative coronavirus tests during the quarantine, which were done at two-day intervals. Seven border crossings remain open around the clock and three more during the day.…

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In all MediaMarkt and Saturn stores in Austria additional protective and hygiene measures are introduced. Vienna. “For the protection of customers” is the motto at MediaMarktSaturn Austria. As of September 1, additional protection and hygiene measures in the fight against the corona virus will be introduced at all 37 MediaMarkt stores and 15 Saturn stores. Specifically, all employees will again be required to wear mouth and nose protection in the form of masks or face shields. According to an official press release, customers are also advised to wear masks again…

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