Health Minister Anschober wants to push new infections below 1,000

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Health Minister Rudolf Anschober wants to drastically reduce the number of new coronavirus infections in January. “My personal dream would be to get below 1,000 cases per day,” he said in an APA interview. The targeted date for the expiration of the currently valid hard measures on January 24 and 18, respectively (for all those who have “negative test” results), will hold from the current perspective, he said. “That is the declared goal. Currently, it looks quite like it,” said Anschober. Admittedly, he expects fixed effects of the Christmas festivities…

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Chancellor Kurz announced details of free testing after lockdown

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz revealed new details on ZIB2 on Wednesday evening: in order to be able to visit cultural events, hotels or guesthouses, one must be able to show a negative test result at the end of the lockdown, which is not more than 48 hours old. The operators of the respective establishments must check these test results themselves, the chancellor explained. When visiting restaurants, the test must be a maximum of one week old, Kurz said. Here, the health authority will also carry out spot checks in cooperation with…

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Ireland imposes shutdown for at least a month

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Due to a sharp rise in new Corona infections and the spread of a new virus variant, Ireland is now also shutting down public life for at least a month. The situation is very serious, said head of government Michael Martin on Wednesday evening. “The numbers will continue to deteriorate in the coming days.” Given the pace at which the coronavirus is spreading, the brakes must be applied, Martin said. The restrictions are similar to a curfew. As of Wednesday evening, private visits are prohibited, as are public gatherings –…

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Around 6,000 people vaccinated in Austria so far

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Around 6,000 people have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Austria, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement. This is the first “symbolic” delivery of the Biontech-Pfizer vaccine, which began vaccinating across Europe on Sunday. The total of 9,750 for each EU country were used in Austria in retirement and nursing homes and health care facilities. Another 53,000 vaccine doses will be delivered to Austria by the end of this week, the ministry said. In the coming weeks of January, 63,000 vaccine doses will be delivered each week.…

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2,550 new infections Austria-wide

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To date, there have been 357,902 positive test results in Austria. As of today (December 30, 2020, 09:30 a.m.), 6,149 people across Austria have died as a result of coronavirus and 330,990 have recovered. Currently, 2,407 people are undergoing hospital treatment due to coronavirus, and of these, 395 of the ill are in intensive care units. The new infections since the last report are divided among the provinces of Austria as follows:Burgenland: 53Carinthia: 178Lower Austria: 299Upper Austria: 397Salzburg: 311Styria: 413Tyrol: 278Vorarlberg: 185Vienna: 436 Source: sozialministerium.at

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Death toll in Russia more than twice as high as reported

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The number of coronavirus deaths in Russia is more than twice as high as previously announced, according to government figures. More than 115,000 people have died with the virus in the country since the pandemic began, Vice Gov. Tatyana Golikova told state television today. More than 70,900 of those deaths were due solely to Covid-19, she said, while another 45,100 had tested positive for the virus. The official government website on Wednesday continued to talk about “only” 56,400 coronavirus deaths. The site only lists cases where coronavirus is listed as…

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4,000 police officers on duty: What are the restrictions on New Year’s Eve

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New Year’s Eve under the sign of the baby elephant. Parties in private households remain a problem.Lockdown instead of party, curfew instead of fireworks, baby elephant instead of crowds on the New Year’s Eve path – the celebration at the end of the year will not be as usual. Contrary to initial announcements, the exceptions to the lockdown do not apply to Dec. 31. Public celebrations have been canceled, gatherings are not allowed. Nighttime walks are only permitted with members of one’s household, life partner, close family members or individual…

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Mega queue: Viennese rushed on “Eistraum”

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Because of the huge traffic jam, the “Eistraum” registration has been increased from four to eight checkpoints. It has jammed yesterday nevertheless: With marvelous weather thousands Viennese pilgrimaged on Tuesday to the city hall place, in order to turn on the ice pirouettes. A spokesman for the city’s marketing department was delighted: “It was the busiest day since the opening on December 24.” The queues were admittedly also longer than ever before despite the increase: ice fans queued all the way back to the Burgtheater. A number of visitors were…

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Increased police presence on New Year’s Eve: Pyrotechnics checks as well

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Police will have an increased presence on New Year’s Eve and will also monitor compliance with the provisions of the Pyrotechnics Act. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) announced. Nearly 4,000 police officers will be on duty on New Year’s Eve. “The year 2020 has placed special and extraordinary demands on all of us. Let us therefore end it in a prudent and considered manner,” Nehammer appealed. In principle, there is a ban on the use of pyrotechnics in the local area – even on New Year’s Eve. However, mayors are…

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