Starting today, tightened measures to contain COVID 19

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Since midnight, the tightened measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 have come into force, which the federal government has ordered nationwide in order to prevent a second lockdown, as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) explained in view of the recent sharp rise in infection figures, also by international standards. “What we are witnessing is the beginning of the second wave,” Kurz warned on Sunday.Since 0 o’clock, mouth and nose protection must be worn indoors, not only in supermarkets, but in the entire retail sector, in the service sector, at authorities with customer contact…

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Dominic Thiem wins US Open

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Dominic Thiem has written Austrian sports history in a final that is unsurpassed in drama. September 13, 2020 (local time) will forever remain a holiday for the 27-year-old Lower Austrian. Thiem shot the final against the German Alexander Zverev in New York after a 0-2 set and a 3-5 set gap in set five after 4:01 hours to win 2:6,4:6,6:4,6:3,7:6(6).25 years after Thomas Muster at the French Open, the 27-year-old from Lower Austria became the second Austrian to win a single Grand Slam title on Sunday (local time). For his…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: “We are definitely at the beginning of the second wave”

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke on Sunday in the “ZiB2” about the new measures for the fall and the refugee crisis in Greece. After the corona figures have risen massively, stricter measures will apply throughout Austria from Monday. Even though the hospitals are currently only slightly occupied and most of the infected are between 20 and 39 years old. “We are definitely at the beginning of the second wave,” stressed Sebastian Kurz in “ZiB2”. In the last 14 days there has been a doubling of new infections. On Saturday more than…

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Experts say: Mask could make immune against corona

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Some people still don’t believe that a mouth and nose protector is a sensible way of preventing the spread of the novel corona virus – although US researchers suspect that the mask has a much more far-reaching effect than previously thought: Scientists at the University of California think that this accessory, which is unpopular with many people, could lead to milder progressions or even immunization. The mask exposes the wearer to a lower viral load, which the body can learn to deal with, according to the researchers’ theory. Mouth and…

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THE SITUATION IN EUROPE Where the corona numbers now explode

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These European countries currently report the most new infections. According to Chancellor Kurz, Austria is currently at the beginning of a second corona wave. On Saturday, 869 new infections were reported in only 24 hours, 444 of them in Vienna alone. But also in other European countries the numbers are currently rising dramatically. An overview. The situation in EuropeIn terms of population, Spain currently has the highest number of new infections. Here, 144.1 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants have been reported in the last 7 days. For comparison: In Austria,…

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New COVID 19 measures come into force on Monday

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The measures announced on Friday by the head of the government to combat the further spread of the coronavirus left the population in any case partly helpless. The fact is that tomorrow, Monday, stricter regulations will come into force nationwide which should be considered completely independent of the color scale of the traffic lights. The whole country is wearing a mask againAn example: Yellow would allow indoor events with up to 100 guests, the new measures set the upper limit at 50. For large events (with an appropriate security concept)…

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More and more COVID 19 infections in bars and at family celebrations

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The drastic increase in corona infections is causing the government concern. “These figures are clearly too high for this point in time,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober on Saturday. Specifically, the authorities reported 869 new infections in just 24 hours yesterday (as of noon). Vienna alone registered 444 of these. For comparison, the highest daily increase to the peak of the pandemic so far in Austria was 1,065 new infections on March 26. However, only 322 people nationwide recovered from the novel virus infection during the same period. Infections in…

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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: 25 years Archbishop of Vienna

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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has been Archbishop of Vienna for 25 years – and could stay that way for a while. After Austria’s highest ranking Catholic clergyman reached retirement age in January and submitted his resignation, the Vatican extended his term of office indefinitely. Since taking office, Schönborn has been accompanied by crises in his church time and again. In church circles, Schönborn is considered cosmopolitan and intellectual. His almost impudent way of proclaiming the truths of faith impresses even liberal critics of the Dominican, who comes from a noble family…

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Chancellor Kurz: “We are currently experiencing the beginning of the second corona wave”

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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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