Highest value in 4th wave so far: 6,506 new infections in Austria

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For four days in a row, authorities have now recorded more than 5,000 new infections each. It’s a troubling streak that continued on Wednesday with the highest number so far in the fourth wave. 6,506 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours. As many as last on November 21, 2020 – at that time the third wave already subsided after the “lockdown light” was imposed on November 2. The highest value of new infections in Austria to date was measured on November 13 with 9,586. This is the…

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Vaccinations for five to eleven year olds started in USA

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CoV vaccinations for children between the ages of five and eleven are starting in the USA: After the CDC issued a vaccination recommendation for this age group with the Biontech/Pfizer vaccine last night (local time), the first younger children were vaccinated that same evening. President Joe Biden called it a “turning point” in the fight against the pandemic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the vaccine emergency approval for this age group late last week. The government then already began shipping out more doses of the vaccine…

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Hospitals: All visitors need PCR test

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In Vienna’s hospitals, safety measures are being tightened due to the rising number of coronaviruses: from now on, all visitors will need a PCR test no more than 48 hours old. This also applies to those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. Each patient or patient may be visited by one person per day. Since Wednesday, everyone twelve years of age and older must present a valid PCR test at the entrance. Visitors must continue to wear an FFP2 mask. Children between the ages of six and…

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3rd Corona vaccination – points to consider

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As of yesterday, 1,329,286 Viennese had received their first vaccination and 1,239,645 had also received their second vaccination. Due to the delta variant, a third vaccine against Corona is now necessary. 54,824 Viennese have already taken the third stich and can now consider themselves to be Corona-immunized. So it’s time to roll up our sleeves, because the number of cases is rising and the hospitals are filling up. Sonja Vicht from the Vienna Health Service has the answers to the most pressing questions: Every person, even at no particular risk.…

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Corona infections continue to rise in Austria – new measures could be presented on Friday

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The number of new Corona infections continues to rise, with 317 intensive care beds occupied. New measures could now be presented as early as Friday. 5,398 new infections, already 317 intensive care beds occupied. Corona continues to paralyze Austria. In Upper Austria there are already exit controls in nine of 15 districts (allegedly), in the whole of Austria there are 15. Three federal states (Upper Austria, Vorarlberg, Carinthia) have requested the federal army because they are overwhelmed with contact tracing. For Austria as a whole, the source of infection is…

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Memorial Service for the victims of the terrorist attack in Vienna held

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It has been one year since a 20-year-old assassin killed four people and injured 23, some seriously, in Vienna’s city center, around the Schwedenplatz nightlife area. On November 2, 2021, on the occasion of the anniversary of the crime, ceremonies of remembrance were held in the presence of many relatives – for example in the Ruprechtskirche and at Desider-Friedmann-Platz. Friedmann Square is the place where the nine-minute act of terror had originated. Today there is a memorial stone here, where Mayor Ludwig laid a wreath on Tuesday morning. He was…

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Austrian Medical Association president recommends third Corona vaccination as soon as possible

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Thomas Szekeres, president of the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK), recommended on Tuesday to take the Corona third vaccination as early as possible. “Unfortunately, everything we warned about in the summer has come true – the covid infection figures are rising, with the reservoir of unvaccinated people acting as a motor for the pandemic. Intensive care units are also filling up again and surgeries are having to be postponed,” Szekeres summed up. “Now every vaccination can be crucial,” the ÖÄK president said. “Please get your third vaccination as early as you…

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Tuesday: More than 5,000 new infections in Austria

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After new Corona infections were below the 5,000 mark from Sunday to All Saints’ Day, 5,398 new infections were now recorded again from Monday to Tuesday. The number of active cases thus continues to rise to 49,469. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is now 405.31 throughout Austria. In addition, there are 11 new deaths to report in connection with a Covid 19 infection, so that the pandemic has so far claimed 11,380 lives in Austria. To date, there have been 840,902 positive test results in Austria. As of today…

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Free flu vaccination starts today in Vienna

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This year’s free flu vaccination campaign starts today in Vienna: Until March 31, all people from the seventh month of life who have the center of life, education or work in the federal capital can be vaccinated. A total of approximately 450,000 influenza vaccine doses are available, the city said. “We are very happy to be able to offer this campaign again this year, comprehensive, low-threshold and free of charge for the Viennese population,” advertised Health Councillor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) in advance for active use by the population. It is…

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