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Corona in Austria: Most new infections since April - the day before, Kurz gave the citizens hope

2020-08-30T07:07:25.728Z


The daily new infections in Austria continue to rise significantly and are approaching the critical area. The capital of the Alpine republic is particularly affected.


The daily new infections in Austria continue to rise significantly and are approaching the critical area. The capital of the Alpine republic is particularly affected.

  • On Saturday, Austria recorded the largest increase in new corona * infections since April 3.
  • The capital Vienna is particularly affected
  • Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gave the population hope on Friday that they would soon return to normal.

Vienna - After the daily new infections with the new type of coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 in Austria fell slightly on Friday compared to the previous day, the data on Saturday morning showed a clear upward trend. The neighboring German country reports 395 new infections within the past 24 hours - with around 8.8 million inhabitants.

Coronavirus in Austria: Highest number of new infections since the beginning of April

It is the highest recorded increase in new infections * in the Alpine republic since April 3rd. At that time, 416 new cases were registered within one day. Most of the new infections were reported from the capital Vienna . 203 new cases were reported there. The total number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Austria thus rises to 26,803. 22,866 people are considered recovered, 733 people have died as a result of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic .

Sebastian Kurz , the Federal Chancellor of Austria , gave the population hope for a speedy recovery in a speech on the state of the nation on Friday. "The next summer should be a normal one," announced the ÖVP politician and added that he expected a vaccine in 2021. In order to continue Austria's successful handling of the crisis *, however, the government appeals to the people's discipline and help, especially in autumn and winter.

Corona in Austria: neighboring Hungary is closing the borders

Meanwhile, Austria's neighbor Hungary has announced that it will close its borders on September 1st in order to protect the country from new infections brought in by tourists . Hungary - and especially the region around Lake Balaton - is an extremely popular holiday region with Austrians and Germans. ( fd)

* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.

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Source: merkur

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