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The option of sick leave by phone was already available during the first lockdown, after which a physical visit to the doctor was necessary again. In view of the rising number of infections, ÖGK and employee representatives have agreed to allow sick leave by telephone again from November 1 to the end of March. The option of sick leave by telephone was already available during the first lockdown, after which a physical visit to the doctor was again necessary. The only suspected cases of Covid were those that could still…

Health Minister Rudi Anschober (Greens) today again appealed to the population: “Please reduce your contacts with immediate effect! A third less contacts halves the risk of infection”. And this is exactly what is urgently needed now in view of the rapidly increasing number of infections. The current package of measures, which has been in force since Sunday, would achieve its dampening effect in just over a week. It would make the minimum distance legally binding, greatly expand the mandatory use of MNS and drastically reduce unregulated events. “Nevertheless, we must…

Preparations for the second corona lockdown in Austria are in full swing, and new details are seeping through from government circles every day. Currently, a report is causing a stir, according to which the federal government is planning a “night-time curfew from 20 to 6 o’clock”. . Insiders speak of a restriction with the exceptions already introduced in spring. According to the online platform of “Österreich” newspaper oe24.at the initial restrictions will come into force at the beginning of next week (it is still open whether on Monday or Tuesday).…

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior today announced a new daily maximum level of new coronavirus infections. In the past 24 hours, 5,627 new cases have been reported (as of 9:30 a.m. today). According to the ministries, 1,082 people have died nationwide as a result of Covid-19, 64,987 are considered to have recovered. At present, 1,803 are undergoing hospital treatment, 283 of them in intensive care units. Both figures rose again significantly in a 24-hour comparison. 7-day incidence at 254The dashboard of the Agency for Health…

Norbert Nowotny, virologist at Vetmeduni Vienna, believes that the measures against the CoV pandemic, which will come into force in Germany next week, would “fit us perfectly”. In “Wien heute” (ORF 2) he said last night: “I know this is restrictive, but necessary. Initial restrictions such as those being introduced in France and the Czech Republic were perhaps “not yet necessary”, the expert said. In Germany, theaters, operas, concert halls, trade fairs, cinemas, amusement parks and amusement arcades will have to close for four weeks starting on November 2. Recreational…