Corona tests available almost everywhere in Austria

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The expansion of Corona testing facilities announced before Christmas has been implemented almost across the board. As a data analysis by a team from the Vienna University of Technology together with the APA shows, three out of four Austrians can reach the nearest free test in just five minutes driving time. Because pharmacies (and, in Tyrol, family doctors) have also been involved, more than 2,000 testing options are now available. However, there are still gaps in some rural communities. The offer is particularly dense for Viennese and Tyroleans. Here, for…

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Police warn of WhatsApp scam

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The police headquarters of Lower Bavaria is currently warning of a scam aimed at taking over WhatsApp accounts. The background is the case of a 15-year-old girl whose WhatsApp account was hijacked by criminals. This is how the scam worksYou get a message via WhatsApp asking you to forward a 6-digit code. At the same time, you receive this 6-digit code via SMS. The SMS code is the verification number to restore your WhatsApp account. The code was previously requested by the criminals. If the 6-digit code gets into the…

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Strong increase! Almost 500 new infections in Vienna only

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The number of confirmed Corona cases has increased significantly in the federal capital in the last 24 hours. The Vienna Regional Sanitary Directorate and the Medical Crisis Staff of the City of Vienna provide regular updates on the current number of cases and other key figures on the Covid 19 virus. As of Saturday, 88,592 positive tests have been confirmed in the federal capital since the pandemic began. The 492 positive tests reported today include nine subsequent reports from the past few days. As recently as yesterday, there were “only”…

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9,164 new infections in Germany, concern about mutations grows

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In Germany, indications of a possible new intensification of the Corona pandemic have increased. After the so-called reproduction number had been below one for weeks, it has now exceeded this important threshold again for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). This gave the so-called seven-day R-value on Friday evening with 1.01. This means that 100 infected people mathematically infect 101 other people. This could indicate that the more infectious virus variants are spreading more rapidly despite the lockdown, concludes the RKI. Within one day, public health…

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1,877 new Corona infections in Austria

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From Friday to Saturday, 1,877 new Corona infections were reported in Austria. That is 59 cases more than the day before. Because 1,629 new recovered people were reported at the same time, the number of actively ill people rose to 15,885 – the highest level in almost a month. Twenty new deaths were also reported, bringing the total so far to 8,368 people who have died with coronavirus and 419,283 who have recovered. There are currently 1,286 people in hospital care due to corona virus, 261 of whom are in…

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Fewer marriages and divorces compared to the year before Corona

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In 2020, 39,478 marriages took place in Austria, according to preliminary data from Statistics Austria, 6,556 or 14.2 percent fewer than in 2019. In the same period, 1,253 registered partnerships were established, eleven or 1.3 percent fewer than the year before. However, in the Corona year with lockdowns and pandemic-related restrictions, “9.2 percent fewer marriages were also legally divorced,” reported Statistics Austria Director General Tobias Thomas. Last year, 611 couples took advantage of the same-sex marriage option, which has been available since January 1, 2019; at the same time, 1,170…

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Chancellor Kurz: “Gastro openings in March are possible”

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Vienna. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) on Friday no longer ruled out an opening of gastronomy still in March. This is, however, dependent on the infection situation. Previously, the government had planned only on Tuesday further relaxation steps for “around Easter” at the earliest. The Chamber of Commerce had since then, however, intensively pushed for relaxations despite the Corona infection figures rising again. As already announced, the government wants to consult again on March 1 with experts and the states about opening steps and “then hopefully implement them in March,” as…

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500,000 vaccinations reached this week

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This week the number of 500,000 vaccinations will be reached – Health Minister Rudolf Anschober announced. According to a report published by oe24.at, the Health Minister contended that the situation should ease around Easter, especially among at-risk groups. What happens after that will be determined in a “clear strategy” for dealing with the virus. The work process on this is underway, said Anschober, who also announced to pay closer attention to after-effects, such as negative psychosocial effects, and to create perspectives for young people who are particularly suffering from the…

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Corona: 1,818 new infections and 36 deaths in one day

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Since the beginning of the week (1,225), the numbers increased steadily until they reached a peak of 1,967 new cases on Thursday. On Friday, the numbers decreased slightly. In the last 24 hours, 1,818 new infections were reported. Authorities also recorded 36 deaths in one day. Among new cases Austria-wide within the past 24 hours, 472 positive tests come from Lower Austria out of more than 8,811 PCR tests in the past 24 hours. This is followed by Vienna with 359, Styria with 266 and Upper Austria with 237 new…

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