“2G” starting Monday throughout Austria, green pass valid for only nine months

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The record values take turns daily: if on Thursday the just reported 8593 new infections with the coronavirus were still considered the highest level of the year so far, the record was broken 24 hours later with 9388 new cases. 1831 people infected with Covid-19 are currently in hospital, 356 of them in intensive care units. The trend is rising: according to current forecasts, the threshold of 400 occupied intensive care beds is likely to be exceeded at the beginning of next week, and 500 shortly thereafter. In order to…

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Austrian Government adopts 2G rule

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According to Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens), the measures were passed almost unanimously. Burgenland had already made it clear in advance that it rejected tightening measures in view of the high vaccination rate in the state. It was not officially confirmed that Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) was the one who did not support the decision. His Carinthian counterpart Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) pointed out that Burgenland had also pushed for a withdrawal of measures in case of corresponding successes. In this regard, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) assured that the phased…

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Almost 9,400 new infections in Austria

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Yesterday, with almost 8,600 new infections, the previous, this year’s highest level was reached. The last time there were more new cases was November 13 of last year, when there were 9,586. Hospitals also have to care for more and more patients. As a result, the traffic light commission has switched the whole of Austria back to red – meaning that there is a very high risk throughout the country. The federal and state governments are meeting tonight for a crisis summit. From Thursday to Friday, yesterday’s peak was again…

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Third vaccination in exceptional cases already after four months

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In justified exceptional cases, the coronavirus booster vaccination can be given earlier than six months after the second dose – namely after four months. The exceptions include, for example, two vaccinations with Astra Zeneca, the start of a long journey or particularly high exposure risk, according to the recommendations of the National Immunization Panel (NIG), which are now also available in written form. “Reasonable in justified exceptional cases”“Falling below the recommended vaccination interval of six months is reasonable in justified exceptional cases and can be done after appropriate education and…

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Corona traffic light: All of Austria is red again

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All of Austria is red on the Corona traffic light again. This means that there is a very high corona risk in the entire federal territory.This is according to the working document of the responsible commission, which is available to APA. Last week, Vienna and Burgenland were still orange. Vienna and Burgenland with best valuesThese two provinces still have the best values, the federal capital has the lowest value with the risk figure 114.7, which is relevant for the classification. Above 100, the red zone begins. The highest value is…

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WHO concerned about rapid spread of corona in Europe

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WHO finds the pace of corona transmission in Europe “extremely worrying.” It said it is currently at a critical point in the pandemic, but the situation varies widely between individual countries.Europe is once again at the center of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office responsible. “We are at another critical point in the resurgence of the pandemic,” WHO Europe Regional Director Hans Kluge said Thursday at a press conference broadcast online. The current pace of virus transmission in the 53 countries of the…

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Vienna goes for 2G: tightening to level 4

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Vienna tightens Corona measures ahead of government’s crisis summit: starting next week, Vienna moves up to Level 4 in Corona’s staging plan and relies on the 2G rule in all public areas. Vienna relies on 2G rule in gastronomy and public lifeMayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) announced on Thursday after a discussion with experts that from the end of next week access to gastronomy, body-related services (such as hairdressers) and gatherings of 25 people or more will only be granted to those who are vaccinated or recovered (2G). This, he said,…

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Austria expects mostly sunny weekend weather

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Austria will get a lot of sunshine for the most part this coming weekend. But: On Monday, according to a forecast by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), a weak disturbance zone should pass through.Already on Friday, mostly sunny weather should prevail. However, some fog and high fog zones will persist, partly into the afternoon, such as in the basins in the south, in the Rhine Valley and at Lake Constance or in the Innviertel. Daytime highs should reach between six and 13 degrees. Sunny weather almost everywhereA…

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Covid explosions in Central and Eastern Europe

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The corona situation in Europe is coming to a head: in several countries, the number of new daily infections has multiplied in the last four weeks. Austria is not the only country where the number of new covid infections is skyrocketing: A month ago, 2,693 people became infected within one day; on Thursday, 8,593 cases were already reported – 219 percent more. The situation is similarly dramatic in our neighboring countries: The 28 days from Oct. 6 to Nov. 3 saw a 196 percent increase in infections in Germany, 184…

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