2G control in retail/shopping to be implemented on 11 January

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Vienna – Starting next week, Austria-wide mandatory 2G controls in retail will become serious. Currently, as is well known, a lockdown continues to apply to the unvaccinated. They are only allowed to leave the house for certain reasons – for example, for the daily supermarket or drugstore shopping or to stock up on cigarettes. Starting next week, “the control pressure is to increase significantly,” as announced by Chancellor Karl Nehammer. At “points of interaction” – for example, at the entrance to a store – businesses will be required to carry…

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Infections in leisure time increased significantly

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In the past week, there has been a significant increase in the number of infections with the coronavirus during leisure time in Austria. This is confirmed by the current epidemiological clarification of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). 12.6 percent of all cases in which the source of infection could be clarified were attributable to this setting. In the first three weeks of December, the leisure sector had contributed six to eight percent to the incidence of infection. Significant increases in infections also occurred in the hotel and…

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Nearly 8,800 new infections in Austria

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Seven new deaths linked to Covid-19. 278 intensive care patients currently. After the federal government announced some new rules on yesterday’s holiday, there are 8,786 new infections from Thursday to Friday. This is well above the average of 6,158 over the past seven days, with the number of active cases rising to 57,298. The 7-day incidence is 484.28. In the past 24 hours, there have been 291,374 PCR tests which is a positive rate of 3.02. There are also seven new deaths associated with Covid-19 infection to report. Thus, the…

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Coronavirus worldwide: mandatory vaccination in the UK and Italy, 70% airline passengers in India infected

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More than 299 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.4 million infected people have died. More than 9.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. Boris Johnson has spoken out against mandatory vaccination in the United Kingdom, criticizing vaccination opponents. The British prime minister told media on Thursday (Jan. 6) that vaccination against the coronavirus should remain voluntary. He said he wants to convince people who are still hesitant to get vaccinated. But that task is made more difficult by the…

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Coronavirus worldwide: Canadians stuck in Mexico after party flight, Portugal opens schools and bars

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More than 299 million people have tested positive for the virus worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 5.4 million infected people have died. More than 9.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. A group of young Canadians are apparently stuck in Mexico after a sensational party flight to the country without complying with corona measures. At least two Canadian airlines wanted to deny them return travel because of their behavior on the outbound flight, after another airline canceled the return flight. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called them…

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How dangerous is it to be infected with several Corona variants at the same time?

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The more often and the longer the coronavirus infects humans and animals, the more mutations can form. Omicron is the best example of this. Thus, the risk of being infected with two different Corona variants at the same time also increases, because it is quite possible. But how dangerous is a double infection with Corona? Unfortunately, the Corona pandemic continues to bring new challenges. And many questions cannot yet be conclusively answered. For example, the question of whether a double infection (also called co-infection) with two Corona variants at the…

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These are the new Corona measures against Omicron

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On Thursday, the new measures against the Omicron variant were announced. The quarantine will be shortened to five days, after which PCR test is possible. FFP2 masks are mandatory outdoors, unless clearances can be maintained. In addition, the validity of the green passport will be shortened. The crisis summit of the federal government with representatives of the states and experts of the “all-state Covid crisis coordination” (Gecko) has brought new measures on Epiphany. In future, FFP2 masks will be compulsory outdoors if the distance falls below two meters, and the…

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New Vienna parking sticker and digital driver’s license from 2022

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The year 2022 will also bring changes in mobility: For example, the digital driver’s license will be introduced. As of March 1, 2022, the parking sticker and short-stay parking zone in Vienna will be extended to the entire city. The period of validity and duration will be standardized – also in the existing short-stay parking zones – to two hours from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 22:00. Area-wide parking sticker in Vienna from March 1, 2022From March 1, parking in Vienna will only be permitted with a parking permit…

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WHO warns against classifying Omicron variant as ‘mild’.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against classifying the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as “mild.” “Just like previous variants, people have to go to hospital because of Omicron, and it kills people,” WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said yesterday in Geneva. Even though Omicron appears to lead to less severe disease than the previously prevalent Delta variant, the variant should not be classified as “mild,” he said. The wave of new infections caused by the Omicron variant is “so huge and so fast” that it is leading to…

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