Christmas and New Year’s Eve: How long can we celebrate?

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Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve the nightly Corona exit restrictions are lifted. However, the time of day until which it is allowed to celebrate will be fixed. Starting today, the hard lockdown ends, but until 6 January there will be a night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am. As announced in the press conference this week, there will be an exception to this exit restriction on December 24, 26 and 31. It is still open, what exactly this means, i.e. up to which time one may celebrate Christmas…

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Good to know: Overview of all relaxations and rules from 7 December

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Starting today, Monday, the hard lockdown in Austria will be gradually relaxed. First of all, trade and compulsory schools will now be allowed to resume operations. Night-time exit restrictions will continue to apply, and restaurants and hotels will have to remain closed. ⛔️ Exit restrictions▶️ In the time from 20 to 6 o’clock you may leave the house only for the following reasons: WorkNecessary basic needs of daily lifeHelp/care for other peopleExercise in the fresh air▶️ During the day (6 a.m. to 8 p.m.) it is possible for people living…

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Increased police presence in Lower Austria’s shopping centers

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When the retail sector opens up again today, Monday, the Lower Austrian police will significantly increase their staff in shopping centers in the province. In this context, Chief Inspector Johann Baumschlager, in a conversation with the APA, referred to the necessity of monitoring the corona measures. He also said that there are traffic concepts for traffic jams, especially at the SCS in Vösendorf (Mödling district). Last but not least, Baumschlager said, security services in malls were supported. The chief inspector also made an appeal to consumers: Non-essential purchases should not…

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560 deaths in 24 hours in Italy

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In Italy, the number of newly registered coronavirus-infected people and the number of deaths reported in connection with CoV disease remains high. As the Ministry of Health announced last night, 18,887 new cases and 564 deaths were reported in 24 hours. The number of deaths has thus exceeded the 60,000 threshold in the country, which has a population of around 60 million. According to the Ministry of Health in Rome, 60,078 people died of or with a coronavirus infection. 1,728,878 people in Italy have been infected with the coronavirus since…

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UNO World Food Program fears more famines

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According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which is based in Rome, the coronavirus pandemic threatens to increase the number of famines. 149 million people are currently suffering from acute hunger, said the organization’s Assistant Executive Director Ute Klamert in an interview with “Welt am Sonntag”, as Kathpress reported. There were reliable indications that this number could rise to 270 million through Covid-19. In total, 690 million people worldwide do not have enough food. No school meals because of lockdownsThe effects of the pandemic have already become apparent, according…

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Virologist disclosed: Infections despite corona vaccination

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Virologist Florian Krammer explains in the Ö3- Programm “Frühstück bei mir” on Sunday morning how safe the new corona vaccination is and when we would no longer need to wear mask. This week, the corona vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer in Great Britain was the first Covid 19 vaccine to be approved in Europe. The vaccination campaign is scheduled to start in Austria in January 2021. For the virologist Florian Krammer, this is a first, big step towards normality: “The masks will probably be able to fall in late spring.”…

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Corona rise: Bavaria again calls for state of emergency

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Because of the persistently high corona figures, Bavaria is again declaring a state of emergency on December 9. As in Baden-Württemberg, a night-time curfew has also been imposed in Bavaria for all cities and districts with an incidence of more than 200 new corona infections in seven days per 100,000 inhabitants. In the fight against the corona pandemic, Bavaria is also banning the consumption of alcohol in the open air from Wednesday onwards. Bavaria’s Minister-President Markus Söder had already indicated time and again in the past few days that he…

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COVID 19 shopping regulations: Non-compliance threaten penalties up to 1.450 €

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Starting tomorrow, shopping malls and other trade establishments will open again after a three week hard lockdown because of the widespread of corona infections. Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) appeals to people not to rush into shopping centers immediately and announces drastic penalties. Minister of the Interior Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) warns people to be extremely cautious when shopping and appeals to the Austrian population to be careful when Christmas shopping and beyond: “Take care of yourself and others. Avoid situations in which the distance cannot be maintained. There…

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THIS can save Austria from another lockdown

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One day before the end of the second hard lockdown in Austria, the Federal Chancellor addresses admonishing and appealing words to the population. One day before the end of the hard lockdown, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) addressed the population in a written statement. In it, the head of government calls for the measures that are still in force to be adhered to. Only in this way could the positive development of the past days continue. Kurz is pleased about this positive news, saying that in recent weeks it has…

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