Authority warns of expensive telephone trap at Christmas

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Christmas threatens “tears instead of joy”: crooks are pulling a lot of money out of people’s pockets at home right now with a simple scam. Caution: If the phone rings unexpectedly in the next few days and you do not know the number displayed, it is unfortunately not the Christ child! Instead, fraudsters are often found at the other end of the line, especially during the holidays. For a few weeks now, the number abuse hotline has again been registering an increasing number of so-called “ping calls” with the area…

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+1,645 new infections Austria-wide

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At present, 2,887 people are undergoing hospital treatment for the corona virus. 475 of them in intensive care units. To date, there have been 338,854 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 5,351 people across Austria have died from or with corona virus and 303,213 have recovered. The new infections since the last report are divided among theAustrian provinces as follows: Burgenland: 23Carinthia: 146Lower Austria: 314Upper Austria: 239Salzburg: 145Styria: 218Tyrol: 124Vorarlberg: 141Vienna: 295

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Dangerous corona mutation: Austria also stops flights from England

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After the discovery of a new variant of the corona virus in the UK, Austria wants to stop air passengers from the UK from entering the country. The health ministry confirmed this as reported by oe24.at. “There will be a landing ban on flights from the UK. The details of this are currently being worked out.” Currently, there are already strict requirements, the Ministry of Health in Vienna stressed: the UK is considered a state with an increased risk of infection, which is why there is a quarantine requirement for…

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Questions about Lockdown and Coronavirus

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Who has to wear all mouth-nose protection, when can I go back to the gym and who has to get tested and when? Email us your coronavirus-related questions at office@austrianpress.com 1) Can I meet my best friend even in lockdown?Round-the-clock curfew restrictions apply. Visiting individual closest person has already been counted among the exceptions as meeting basic needs. This is to be expected now as well. 2) Who is exempted from the obligation to wear a mouth-nose protection? Children up to the age of six and deaf and severely hearing…

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Germany secures 136.3 million vaccine doses

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Germany will receive more coronavirus vaccine from the EU than previously planned. In total, 55.8 million doses of vaccine from Biontech and 50.5 million doses from Moderna have now been secured, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said yesterday. In addition, a “secure option” for a further 30 million doses via a national purchase has now been agreed with the Mainz-based company Biontech. Germany has therefore secured a total of 136.3 million doses from both companies, all of which should be delivered in 2021. The German government hopes to…

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Canada exceeds threshold of 500,000 infections

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The number of coronavirus infections in Canada has exceeded the threshold of half a million. As reported by broadcaster CBC, citing information from authorities, 500,242 cases of infection had been recorded in the country of 38 million people by yesterday. The virus spread has accelerated sharply recently: The threshold of 400,000 infections had been exceeded only two weeks ago. The number of deaths is now more than 14,000. On Monday, vaccinations with the coronavirus vaccine of the Mainz-based company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer started in Canada – on…

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Silent Christmas: What’s allowed at Christmas religious services this year

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Singing along is not allowed, plus reserved seats are needed for services in the churches.It goes this with a number of restricions – also in churches: one has to wear mask, observe without distance. In contrast to the Easter Vigil celebrations (first lockdown), however, the Christmas masses (just before the third lockdown) may take place with visitors, albeit restricted and with many conditions due to the risk of contagion. The dioceses of the Catholic churches as well as the Protestant parishes are making efforts to offer Christmas services that conform…

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Chancellor Kurz promotes testing before Christmas celebrations

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has once again called for people to be tested for the coronavirus before any family celebrations shortly before Christmas. “I myself will do this as a matter of course,” Kurz told APA today. This, he said, could prevent infecting family members. “Everyone can make a big contribution to protecting themselves and others by being careful, especially in private,” Kurz affirmed. Only one household is allowed to meet another household, he said. “My big request is: stick to it!” appealed Kurz. While up to ten people (including…

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Approval for Pfizer/Biontech vaccine in Switzerland – Death toll in Italy down slightly

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Switzerland has granted approval to the coronavirus vaccine developed by German company Biontech and its U.S. partner Pfizer. This is the world’s first approval in an ordinary procedure rather than an emergency approval, the regulatory agency Swissmedic announced today. The vaccine had been under review since mid-October with dossiers submitted on an ongoing basis, it said. “The data available to date showed comparable, high efficacy in all age groups studied and met safety requirements,” the agency said. The most common documented side effects were comparable to those of influenza vaccination,…

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