Vienna New Year‘s Eve Trail cancelled

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The Vienna New Year’s Eve Trail will not take place in 2021 either, after it was already cancelled last year due to the pandemic. “Due to the still volatile infection situation, it is unfortunately also this year not possible to organize an event of this type and size in full compliance with the applicable requirements and 3-G controls,” organizer stadt wien marketing said on Sunday.The safety of the visitors has top priority for the city. Therefore, the decision to send the New Year’s Eve Trail 2021 into the break extension…

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Over 3,600 new infections in Austria

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Six new deaths have been reported in connection with the coronavirus The number of new infections in Austria remains at a high level. From Saturday to Sunday, 3,624 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is well above the average of 3,261 over the past seven days. It also represents an increase of over 60 per cent compared to the 2,242 cases reported last Sunday. The seven-day incidence is 256.42. In addition, there are six new deaths related to Covid 19 infection to report, bringing the pandemic death toll…

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Anonymous hijacks new Trump network before it’s even launched

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On Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump announced the launch of his own social network “Truth Social,” and a few hours later the platform was already the target of an attack by the Anonymous collective. The attackers succeeded in gaining access to a private version of the network, reports the New York Times. There, they allegedly created fake accounts for Trump and his confidants and published, among other things, pictures of pigs defecating. Trump had presented “Truth Social” shortly before. The ex-US president, who was blocked by Twitter and Facebook…

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The new Coronaplan for Austria at a glance

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The federal government on Friday evening unveiled an expansion of its “phased plan” to curb corona amid increased new infections. Corona plan with “lockdown”The measure targets the unvaccinated and imposes sharp restrictions on them, up to and including a lockdown – both of which, however, will only apply if intensive care unit capacity increases sharply. Currently, the measures remain the same, with Phase 1 of the plan, now expanded to five stages, still in effect. The following is an overview. Stage one of Coronaplan currently validStage one of the framework,…

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Highly contagious “Delta Plus” alerts Austria

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A new mutation of coronavirus is also spreading in Austria. The delta subspecies AY 4.2, or “delta plus,” is causing concern among experts. The new coronavirus mutant AY.4.2 is a sub-variant of the delta virus, which currently dominates infection in Europe. It is currently spreading mainly in Great Britain, where AY.4.2 is already responsible for one in ten new infections. The mutant is said to be up to 15 percent more infectious than previous variants. But “Delta Plus” has also already made it to Austria. According to “Kronen Zeitung,” more…

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Philippine culture at its best! – Colorful Street Parade in Vienna on October 30, 2021, 9.30 AM

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Join the Filipino Community in Austria in this colorful street parade featuring the most popular festivals of the Philippines and Austria to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Philippine Austrian Bilateral Relations, fostering unity, friendship and deepening our ties despite our diverse cultures, traditions and ethnicities. A historical event organized by the European Network of Filipino Diaspora-Austria (ENFiD-Austria)! The cultural parade will showcase the Sinulog Festival of Cebu, Tboli Lemlunay Festival of South Cotabato, the Higaonon Kaamulan Festival of Bukidnon, the Maranao Malong Malong Festival, Ati-Atihan of Panay Island, colorful Igorot…

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Corona situation in Vienna! These new rules come

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Health City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced new Corona rules on Saturday. It goes blow on blow! Only a day ago, the government around Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) has decided tightening of the Corona measures, which affect particularly unvaccinated people. The original 3-step plan was extended for it by two further steps. Just one day later, Peter Hacker (SPÖ), the city’s health councillor, took notice and announced new Corona regulations in the federal capital. According to Hacker, there will soon be new measures that will mainly affect the cultural sector,…

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Over 3,700 new infections in Austria

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Because the Corona numbers in Austria have skyrocketed in recent days, the federal and state governments met yesterday evening for an emergency session. Result: Corona measures will be tightened. “As chancellor, I will not allow the health care system to be overburdened because we still have too many hesitants and procrastinators,” said Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg. From Friday to Saturday, 3,756 new Corona infections were registered in Austria. This is not only above the average of the previous seven days (3,063), but also above the previous high of this fall, the…

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Incidence in Germany reaches triple digits for the first time since May

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The seven-day incidence in Germany has reached 100 for the first time since mid-May. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants and week this morning at exactly 100.0. For comparison: the previous day the value had been 95.1, a week ago 70.8. The health offices in Germany reported 15,145 new Corona infections to the RKI within one day. This is according to figures reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard as of 04:31. A week ago, the figure had been 10,949 infections. Across…

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