Cyprus classifies Austria as a high risk country

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by Hector Pascua, with reports from orf.at According to information from Cyprus Tourism, Austria and Switzerland will be downgraded to level C starting Thursday. For trips from these countries to Cyprus, a negative PCR test and a two-week quarantine is required. On day 14 another PCR test must be performed. Tourist trips are almost impossible with this. Spain, France, Croatia and the Czech Republic also belong to category C. Austria had already been placed in category B in August. Cyprus carries out these risk assessments for CoV propagation on a…

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The current Corona statistics: 563 new infections, most of them in Lower Austria

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by Hector Pascua, with reports from sozialministerium.at/oe24.at This time, the highest number of new infections occurred in Lower Austria. 563 new infections with SARS-CoV-2 were added on Monday according to the figures of the Ministry of the Interior (as of 9.30 am) in the past 24 hours. So far, 1,458,095 registered tests in Austria have yielded 38,658 positive results. This means that about 2.65 percent of the tests performed confirmed an infection with the coronavirus. At present there are 8,375 actively infected persons in Austria, 767 patients have died so…

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Ten-person limit, no parties and almost everywhere masks: which rules apply now

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by Hector Pascua, with reports from sozialministerium.at and diepresse.at Since September 21, the corona rules have been tightened again throughout Austria. Especially affected are events and festivals. After a relatively relaxed summer, it was probably only a matter of time before it became stricter again. Since Monday, 21.09., stricter corona measures are again in effect throughout Austria. Especially private gatherings and events are being restricted again. An overview of what is now allowed – and what not: Daily life, family, social affairs: It is always allowed to go out of…

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Stricter measures will be implemented starting today: Up to 30.000 € penalty for not obeying Corona rules

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21 September 2020 – Vienna. The “Aktion scharf” against those who refuse to take action starts today. Anyone who does not comply with the new guidelines must expect severe penalties. Painful penalty for guests & restaurant owners➔ Guest: up to 3.600 Euro. who will be caught as a guest in a restaurant and disregards for instance the closing time (at the latest 1.00 o’clock in the morning), must pay up to 3,600 euro penalty. This is stated in the “Covid-19-Maßnahmengesetz”. ➔ Owners up to 30,000 euros. For the restaurant owners…

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Further restrictions for celebrations, leisure and gastronomy

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Since midnight, further restrictions on the fight against the coronavirus and Covid-19 have been in place, affecting private parties, recreational activities, gastronomy and markets and fairs. The government hopes that this will prevent a second lockdown. Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober expressed confidence “that we will not fall into a second wave”. At private events without assigned and marked seats, only ten people are now allowed, instead of the previous 50. According to the Ministry of Health, this includes “social activities in groups”, such as yoga classes, Zumba lessons, card…

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Pinoys celebrated Feast of Peñafrancia in Vienna

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by Hector Pascua Pictures: Mandy Salonga VIENNA, AUSTRIA –  Bicolanos and devotees  in Austria commemorated on September 19, 2020 the  annual celebration of their regional Patroness, Our Lady of Penafrancia. Leading the celebration are the Bikol Society in Austria and the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy in Vienna. Nevertheless, the grand celebration of the almost two decade devotion to the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Austria had been canceled  to prevent a possible surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. It has been already a tradition among the Bikolanos here to  commence the…

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INCREASING NUMBERS Again 621 new corona infections in only one day

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So far 38,095 patients, 766 died and 29,229 recovered. 341 hospitalized, 68 of them intensive care. 621 new infections throughout Austria. Sunday, 20 September 2020 – Up to now there have been 38,095 positive test results in Austria. As of today (September 20, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 766 people throughout Austria have died as a result of the corona virus and 29,229 have recovered. At present, 341 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to the corona virus and 68 of these patients are in intensive care units. The new infections since…

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Travel Destinations – where are we allowed to travel now?

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For Austrians, roughly four categories apply when entering other countries. For Viennese there are exceptions in many places. But there are also differences on the return journey. The spectrum ranges from free entry to entry only in exceptional cases. Only for Viennese there are extra requirements, because the federal capital was classified as a risk area by some countries like Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. But vice versa as well. If Austrians may enter for example in Sweden, Croatia or Romania, a Corona test is required upon return.Entering Hungary, Finland and…

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Questions and Answers: What should we expect from the new COVID 19 regulations starting Monday, 21 September 2020

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Does the regulation requires how many people I can invite to my home? No. The regulation does not affect the private living area – private parties at home are possible without restriction. Nevertheless, the government relies on personal responsibility. Is it true that from Monday onwards I will have to wear a mouth and nose protector everywhere outdoors? No. The obligation to wear masks outdoors only applies at trade fairs and markets. In addition, if no distance can be kept, such as at demonstrations. The compulsory mask is also required…

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