Starting Monday: Stricter rules for entry into Austria

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As of Monday, stricter rules will apply when entering Austria – including a 2.5 G proof that is generally required upon entry. The background is the now 7th amendment to the Covid-19 entry regulation 2021, with which, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs, antigen and antibody tests lose their validity as proof. Commuters will be exempt, who, according to the ministry, will need 3-G proof when entering Austria. However, the previously privileged duration of PCR tests of seven days for commuters will be reduced to a validity of 72…

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Lockdown and vaccination: What lies ahead for Austria

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A record number of new infections was reported on Friday: 15,809 new cases were reported. The number was thus once again above the average of the past seven days of 13,189. Currently, there are thus a total of 138,841 people infected with Corona in Austria. Currently, 520 patients are being treated in intensive care units. This is an increase of 22 patients compared to Thursday. In the normal wards there are now 2,871 patients, an increase of 84. That’s an increase of 84. There are also 48 new deaths related…

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Austrian chancellor talks about the new lockdown and the imminent compulsary vaccination for all

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The government imposes the lockdown, the full brake is already on Monday. In addition, a vaccination obligation comes. On Friday, day 634 of the pandemic, the federal government pulls the emergency brake for the fourth (!) time: starting Monday, public life throughout Austria comes to a standstill. For the next three weeks, the whole of Austria will be in lockdown. Until December 12, that is, at least. On Friday night, Federal Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg took a stand in Austrian Television ZIB2 studio on the new lockdown and the imminent compulsory…

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Thousands demonstrate against Corona measures in Vienna

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Shortly before the nationwide lockdown takes effect, opponents of the Corona pandemic measures have called for demonstrations in Vienna, with several thousand activists expected in the city on Saturday. The FPÖ is organizing the largest rallies. However, their chairman Herbert Kickl will not be there, he tested positive for the corona virus and is in quarantine. The Interior Ministry assumes that right-wing extremists will also be found in the ranks of the demonstrators. Thus, mobilizations have been observed among identitarians and the hooligan scene. There have already been threats against…

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Austrian President Van der Bellen on lockdown: ‘Right, but late’

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Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen addressed the nation in a televised speech Friday evening. He spoke out in favor of mandatory vaccination and warned against finger-pointing. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen (The Greens) addressed all Austrians in a televised speech Friday night. He spoke out in favor of mandatory vaccination and warned against blaming others. AUSTRIA. “It simply could not go on like this,” the federal president said in his speech. The decision for a new breakwater lockdown was the right one at the present time, he said,…

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Austria: 15,809 new infections within 24 hours

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The next lockdown is just around the corner – and probably not a day too late: in the past 24 hours (as of Friday, 9:30 a.m.), 15,809 new corona virus infections have been recorded in Austria. A week ago, there were 11,798 new corona cases. Most recently, 48 people infected with the coronavirus died. The number of ICU patients continues to increase dramatically. Currently, 520 covid patients are in intensive care. Most new infections were registered in Upper Austria, where there were 4068 new cases. In Vienna there were 2617…

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Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn: “It’s ten past twelve”

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Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn and Robert Koch Institute (RKI) President Lothar Wieler have painted a dramatic picture of the coronavirus situation. “The momentum is unbroken,” Spahn said today in Berlin. The situation is more serious than last week, he said. “It’s ten past twelve.” Referring to the situation in German hospitals, Spahn said, “We are in a national emergency that also needs a joint effort.” Wieler pointed out that in more than a quarter of counties, the 7-day incidence is above 500, and many hospitals are at breaking point.…

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Compulsory vaccination as of February 1 throughout Austria

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A general vaccination requirement is to come into force in Austria from February 1, 2022, to curb the spread of the Corona pandemic, according to a government press statement on Friday. The common goal must be to get the unvaccinated to vaccinate instead of restricting the unvaccinated, Chancellor Schallenberg said in a press conference Friday morning. This, he said, has not been achieved despite the measures set in place over the past few months. Too many have not gotten vaccinated. One had come to a difficult decision: A nationwide vaccination…

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Nationwide lockdown from Monday – mandatory vaccination from Feb. 1, 2022

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20-day lockdown aims to lower infection numbers. Schools to remain open, third vaccination to be brought forward, home office recommended. The nationwide lockdown is to apply from 0 to 24 hours and initially last 20 days. After 10 days, an evaluation will be made. This means that the lockdown will initially last until December 12 at the longest.* For the unvaccinated, it will continue after Dec. 12.* Students will continue to have face-to-face classes. For all school levels masks are mandatory in the buildings, children may stay at home without…

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