Compulsary use of masks, even outdoors

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The mask obligation in the open air on busy squares comes, as Viennese Mayor Michael Ludwig has announced. Today the starting signal falls at five places within the city. In these five places, every passerby must wear an FFP2 mask starting today:▶ Danube Canal▶ Karlsplatz▶ Museumsquartier▶ Schwedenplatz▶ Stephansplatz. The beautiful weather ensures that these places in the fresh air have been literally stormed during the past days. This gives the government a headache in view of the rising Corona numbers. In addition to the “Easter rest” in eastern Austria, which…

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3363 new cases, slight easing in hospitals

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For the second day in a row, a slight decrease in the number of Corona intensive care patients has been recorded within the past 24 hours. Unchanged at too high a level, however, were the new infections on Thursday (as of 9:30 a.m.): 3363 new cases were reported. A week ago, there had been 3124. There was a decrease in patients in both normal and intensive care units within the past 24 hours. In normal wards, 17 fewer people were treated, while in intensive care units there were nine fewer…

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France goes into lockdown again

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So far, only some regions in France are in lockdown. But that’s no longer enough. In a TV address, President Macron announces that the restrictions will be extended to the entire country and last for at least four weeks. France imposes tough restrictions nationwide for four weeks in the fight against Corona and temporarily closes schools as well. President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement in a televised address. Macron spoke of a “race against time.” From Easter Saturday, non-essential stores must remain closed throughout the country. There will also be…

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Next new corona mutant in Brazil emerged: Infected person had hardly any symptoms

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A new corona mutant has been detected in a 34-year-old woman from Brazil. The woman had hardly any symptoms. The mutation is now being investigated. Next Corona mutation emergedA new variant of the corona virus has been detected in a woman in Brazil. Scientists at the Instituto Butantan, which coordinates a Covid 19 variant alert network, identified the new variant in the city of Sorocaba, near the metropolis of São Paulo with its millions of inhabitants, the Instituto Butantan research organization wrote on Twitter Wednesday. According to the report, the…

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Corona crisis: Lower Austria and Burgenland also extend lockdown

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Provincial Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) announced on Wednesday that, after Vienna, Lower Austria will also extend the “Easter lockdown” to contain the corona crisis until April 11. A little later, Burgenland also announced that the lockdown in the province will be extended. “While a nationwide strategy remains outstanding – and the extension of the test strategy failed in parliament,” the situation in parts of the eastern region is “critical,” Mikl-Leitner said. Therefore, Lower Austria will “in solidarity with Vienna” extend the agreed measures until April 11. Lower Austria hopes for…

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24,300 new infections in Germany

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The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Germany reported 24,300 new infections for Thursday. The seven-day incidence thus rises to 134.2, up from 113.3 a week ago. German intensive care physicians are sounding the alarm about the high infection figures. They say an additional 1,000 intensive care patients have ended up in hospitals since mid-March. If this rate continues, they say, they will be at capacity in less than four weeks. That’s what the scientific director of the Divi intensive care registry, Christian Karagiannidis, told the newspaper “Rheinische Post” (Thursday edition).…

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B.1.1.7 at almost 90 percent in Germany

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The highly contagious CoV variant B.1.1.7, first discovered in the United Kingdom, has reached 88 percent in Germany. This was announced by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) yesterday evening. The spread of the variant is worrying because “according to current knowledge, it is significantly more contagious and probably causes more severe courses of disease than other variants.” In Austria, the mutation percentage is 84 percent, which is similarly high. The increase in the number of cases overall and infections caused by B 1.1.7. will lead to a “significant increase” in…

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These new Corona rules apply from today until 11 April

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As of today, Austria is divided in two: In the East, much stricter rules apply. Regulation. Since midnight, life in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland is further restricted. In the rest of the country, the previous Corona measures apply. Exit restrictions apply for 24 hours➔ Exceptions: In the three eastern provinces, the following applies: day and night, people are only allowed to leave the house in exceptional cases. These are the well-known reasons: the way to work, purchase of the most necessary, pharmacy & doctor visits, averting danger and, of…

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Corona traffic light set to red again throughout Austria

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The traffic light commission has now assessed the risk situation as very high for all of Austria due to the epidemiological development in recent days and is therefore setting it to red throughout – including Vorarlberg. Last week, Vorarlberg was still exempt, although the Commission also saw worrying developments there. This is according to the current risk assessment, which is available to APA. The reason is the burden on the healthcare system, which has further increased compared to the previous week. Intensive care unit utilization due to Covid 19 patients…

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