THE CURRENT SITUATION – New infection figure also in five digits on election Sunday

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Once again, new infections in the five-digit range have been reported for the previous day in Austria. Ten thousand eight hundred ninety-seven new cases were recorded. Another person infected with the coronavirus died. The province with the highest seven-day incidence is Tyrol, with 1257.4, followed by Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Carinthia (1220.5, 1216.6, and 1127.8, respectively). Lower Austria (1064.2), Burgenland (1033.6), Styria (1003.7), Vienna (958) and Vorarlberg (890.9) follow. Detailed figures around hospital occupancy were also not available on Sunday. An overview of the Corona patients in the hospitals and…

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Autumn is coming: How well are we protected from new COVID 19 variants?

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Previously, corona numbers declined in the warm months, but we were in the middle of a summer wave this year. What does that mean for the fall? No one can predict precisely what will come in the fall. It depends primarily on what new variants of the coronavirus emerge. Various scenarios are conceivable. Most favorable scenario – In this example, a new virus variant would emerge that causes less illness than other omicron strains. For it to become the dominant variant, it would have to be even more contagious than…

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Free flu vaccination in Vienna from 2 November

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Over 400,000 vaccine doses will be made available starting November 2. Combination with CoV vaccination is also available. Registration is from October 24. In addition to COVID-19, influenza has been almost forgotten in the last two years. Due to pandemic-related hygiene measures, it has spared us in recent winters. This grace period may now be over, experts fear. The example of Australia shows how it could also happen here. Similar to Europe, the flu in Australia has been “on hiatus” for the last two winters. This year, Australia rolled back…

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Austrian election today: Who will be the next Federal President?

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The first polling stations for the federal presidential election have long since opened. The first ones will even close again in a few hours. As early as 6 a.m., six polling stations in Tyrol and Lower Austria were welcoming voters. Not all of them will be open when the first four polls close at 9 a.m. in Tyrol and Styria. But at least in some parts of Austria – for example, in the federal capital – there is still time to vote until 5 p.m. Then the last polling stations…

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FILIPINO OKTOBERFEST STAGED IN AUSTRIA

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Vienna, Austria, 8 October 2022 – Despite the seemingly cold October weather, Pinays in traditional dirndl dresses (fluffy-sleeved dress topped by a peasant blouse that comes in various cuts which, depending on the inclination of the wearer, can go from conservatively buttoned or plungingly bosom-revealing) marched to the premises of the Parish Garden of Leopoldau in 21th District Vienna,  to join the Bikol Society in Austria Filipino Oktoberfest. “This year’s Oktoberfest will be a milestone not only for the Bicol Society but also for the organization’s objectives of promoting charitable…

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The number of Corona patients in hospitals continues to rise

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The Corona autumn wave continues to rise; in the past week alone, there were nearly 95,000 more infected people across Austria – with significantly lower testing numbers than last October. According to AGES, fifteen thousand ninety-nine new infections were registered in the past 24 hours. Hospitals added 78 positive patients, and authorities also reported 15 more deaths. There were now 139,282 laboratory-confirmed, actively infected people across Austria. That is more than Innsbruck has, with a population of about 130,000. Since the end of the quarantine obligation more than two months…

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6,363,489 eligible Austrians elect a new federal president

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6,363,489 Austrians are eligible to vote in the federal presidential election on October 9, 2022. They can decide whether Alexander Van der Bellen should remain federal president for another six years – or whether they prefer one of his six competitors. All Austrians who turn 16 no later than October 9 are eligible to vote. That is slightly fewer this year than in the 2019 National Council election and a shade less than in the 2016 Hofburg election. Fewer eligible voters than in the 2019 NR electionThe number of eligible…

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New 200-euro bonus in addition to electricity price brake

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For the first time, details of the electricity price brake were presented in the National Council. In addition to the electricity subsidy, however, there is another cash bonus. In the Economic Committee, the government’s so-called electricity price brake has already been rubber-stamped with the votes of the ÖVP, Greens, and FPÖ, and now it is being discussed in the National Council. The details remained the same: All households, no matter how big they are and how many people live in them, are to receive a temporary electricity cost subsidy. This…

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Gecko advises FFP2 masks and Corona vaccination

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Against the backdrop of increasing Corona infection dynamics (rising infection figures and higher hospitalization rates) in Austria, the All-State Covid Crisis Coordination (Gecko) recommends wearing FFP2 masks more often, especially in public transport and indoors, as announced on Friday. Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) plans to decide on a return of mandatory FFP2 masks in the next few days, according to “Presse.” “The Gecko recommendation at the moment is to consider introducing mandatory FFP2 masks in certain areas,” Rauch said. “We will continue monitoring the situation for a few more…

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