764 new infections in Austria

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In Austria, 764 new corona cases have been reported in the past 24 hours. In Upper Austria 57 positive test results were registered. With 400 newly discovered cases within 24 hours, Vienna again recorded a peak value on Tuesday.For the first time since the end of March there were more than 6000 active corona virus cases in Austria on Tuesday. In a 24-hour comparison, 764 new infections were added. This means that there were 6194 actively infected persons as of 9.30 a.m., according to figures from the Ministry of the…

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Our Lady of Penafrancia celebration in Austria to go online

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The Bikol Society in Austria has “introduced some changes” in the traditional celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia this month due to the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic. “For those unable to attend, join us in prayer from 11 to 18 September 2020 at 18:00 and on 19 September 2020 at 11:00,” Marizel Rojas, President of the Bikol Society Austria encouraged the faithful to recite the traditional novena to Our Lady of Penafrancia. Due to the CoViD-19 pandemic restrictions, there will be no Fluvial Procession…

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Signs of life discovered on Venus

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Astronomers have long speculated about possible life on the Earth’s neighbor. Now researchers have discovered a gas that indicates that microbes could inhabit the inhospitable planet. High up in the atmosphere of Venus, astronomers have discovered the gas monophosphane. The compound of one phosphorus and three hydrogen atoms (PH3) is produced on Earth mainly by bacteria that thrive in oxygen-deficient environments. However, this is not proof of a biological source on our neighboring planet, writes Jane Greaves’ team from Cardiff University in the journal “Nature Astronomy”. The gas initially only…

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Elections to the Vienna City Council and to the District Councils 2020

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What you need to know The elections to the Vienna City Council and district councils 2020 will be held on Sunday, 11 October 2020. The 100 members of the Vienna City Council and Vienna Provincial Parliament are elected in the City Council elections. Depending on a district’s total population, the district councils have between 40 and 60 members each. These are elected in the district council elections. Who is entitled to vote in Vienna? Austrian citizens, who had their primary residence in Vienna on the qualifying date (14 July 2020)…

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Traffic light now switches Vienna to orange

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Parallel to the tightening of the corona measures, students also returned to their classes in six Austrian states on Monday. A compulsory wearing of masks has been implemented not only in all stores, but also in schools (outside the classroom). As reported, the new rules were introduced nationwide and independently of the much-discussed Corona traffic light. Due to the resulting confusion and the increasing number of new infections, the commission met again on Monday evening. After hours of debate, the commission switched from yellow to orange the capital city of…

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Corona traffic light: Vienna and Innsbruck switched to orange

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After only some spots in the country were colored yellow last Friday, the traffic light commission decided on Monday evening, after hours of debate, to recommend switching districts to orange for the first time. This affects Vienna, Innsbruck City, Kufstein, Dornbirn, Bludenz, Mödling and Neunkirchen. Last Friday, the cities of Vienna, Wiener Neustadt, Graz and Innsbruck were “yellow” (medium risk) at the second Corona traffic light circuit, as were the districts of Korneuburg (Lower Austria), Kufstein and Schwaz (Tyrol). In view of the high number of new infections in the…

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ONE WEEK AFTER SCHOOL STARTS: So many students are already Corona positive

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After the first school week in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, there are already 90 confirmed cases of corona. Alone 70 fall on Vienna. Vienna. Besides the students, teachers and administrative staff are also infected. It is not known how many Viennese locations are affected and how many people have been quarantined as a result. However, the majority of cases are said to be isolated cases. Already first measuresIn Lower Austria, “corona-related measures were taken by the health authorities in the past few days at 32 of around 1,158 school…

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New COVID 19 LAW drafted

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The Ministry of Health presented a new draft law on Sunday, which among other things also regulates possible curfews, the planning of which recently provoked sharp criticism from the opposition. The new package of measures provides five reasons why people are allowed to leave their private homes despite the restrictions in force. Unlike last time, five exceptions are now explicitly mentioned: To “avert immediate danger to life, limb and property. On “care and assistance for persons in need of support”. To cover the necessary basic needs of daily life (food…

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308,000 IN 24 HOURS: more new infections worldwide than ever before!

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has again registered a record number of newly reported corona cases within one day. Worldwide, 307,930 new infections were last reported within 24 hours, according to WHO data published on Sunday. This is about 1000 cases more than the latest peak one week ago. This means that since the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen became known at the end of last year, more than 28.6 million infections have been reported worldwide. According to experts, however, the number of unreported cases is considerable. The front-runners among the new cases…

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