Corona bang from Austria: Kurz 'Minister names the time for Covid 19 vaccination - and makes EU steam

The daily new Covid-19 infections in Austria continue to rise.

The government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz reacts with stricter corona rules - and still gives hope.

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• Coronavirus pandemic: Austria

  recorded

  the largest increase in

  Corona

  * cases

  since the beginning of April.

• The

  capital Vienna

  is

  particularly affected by

  new corona infections

  .

• The Viennese government has announced a time for a vaccine against the

  pathogen SARS-CoV-2

  (

  see update from September 1st, 4.45 p.m.

  ).

• Chancellor

  Sebastian Kurz

  had

  the population still hoped for an early return to normality - now the ÖVP politician is cracking down on the Covid-19 issue again.

Update from September 1st, 4.45 p.m.:

Positive news in the

from

.

Specifically: If things go well,

considers the

first vaccinations with a

in January to be possible.

Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said this on Tuesday in 

.

Accordingly, in his opinion, Covid-19 vaccine doses

could be delivered to the EU countries around the turn of the year

by the

if regulatory approval is given in time.

Anschober therefore demanded that the market approvals take place in good time.

Also

from other manufacturers may be available until the beginning who said

on.

Last week the EU Commission announced the conclusion of a contract on the right to purchase up to 400 million doses of a possible vaccine from the British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.

Coronavirus in Austria: appeal because of Covid-19 infected people on the train to Salzburg

Update from September 1st, 4 p.m.:

train journey with consequences.

And through all of

.

Oe24.at is now reporting on this.

A

drove

from

to

on August 23

- that is, across the country.

That is why the health authority of the city of Salzburg started an appeal this Tuesday to people who traveled on the 23rd of August with the Westbahn, departing at 1:10 p.m. in the federal capital.

# Coronavirus case: Our health authority launches another public appeal.

People who were traveling with the #Westbahn from #Wien to S # alzburg on August 23rd, may monitor their state of health https://t.co/83Rp4D5y18 pic.twitter.com/Il0ujz4waE

- City of Salzburg (@stadtdialog) September 1, 2020

You should

call the Austrian health hotline 1450

if you have

.

It is another example of how the Corona crisis repeatedly forces investigations into possible chains of infection.

Corona pandemic in Austria: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz with an optimistic forecast

Update from September 1st, 8:20 am

: Chancellor

(ÖVP) is sticking to his optimistic forecast for 2021 - "then a normal life will be possible again".

Kurz repeated his statement in an interview in the ORF series “Summer Interview”.

"Right from the start I always said one thing: it will only be over when there is an effective drug or vaccination," said Kurz in the

conversation.

But autumn and winter would be a major challenge for Austria.

The government wants to announce tightened measures on Wednesday

.

However, Kurz did not comment on this beforehand.

"We have to reduce social contacts," emphasized Chancellor Kurz in the "summer interview".

He advises keeping your distance and wearing a mask.

The

was politically the worst thing

have ever experienced.

"Corona is of course beyond all dimensions," says Kurz.  

Austria relies on new corona test strategy

Update from August 31, 7 p.m

.: Testing, testing, testing: For many experts in the

, it is the ultimate means to

contain

.

But the PCR tests are labor-intensive and time-consuming, and recently test capacities in

and

reached their limits.

The Viennese biotech company

now wants to remedy the

.

Specifically: according to oe24.at, up to 36,000 tests per laboratory per day should soon be possible with a new mass screening process.

The company wants its process to be operational by October.

“With the ability to carry out up to 36,000 tests per laboratory per day, completely different test strategies become possible, for example to keep schools open,” said

scientific director

, Torsten Reda, at a meeting with Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck on Monday (ÖVP).

Coronavirus in Austria: Only three positive Covid-19 tests among those returning from Croatia in Carinthia

Update from August 31, 6:30 p.m.:

There has

recently been increased criticism of Croatia

from

with a view to the spread of the corona virus.

The suspicion: Especially those returning from the Balkans would

bring

with them to the Alpine republic.

But: figures from

now contradict this thesis.

According to the Kleine Zeitung,

the

that

1,032 people returning from

recently took

advantage of the state's free

.

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Picturesque coastal town: Split in Croatia.

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And: Accordingly, there were only three positive

recently issued a travel warning for Croatia, where, according to media reports, comparatively little is

tested

for the insidious

virus.

Corona pandemic in Austria: protective measures against Covid-19 in schools

Update from August 31, 6 p.m.:

As in Germany,

restarting schools in the middle of the

a big topic

in

.

How will the

be?

When is it better for students (and teachers) to stay at home?

Since the Alpine republic is a federal state, the subject of education falls within the competence of the federal states.

And so all the responsible ministries between Vorarlberg and Burgenland are working on their concepts, which should enable the students and teachers to return to lessons as smoothly as possible.

In order to prevent the risk of infection, for example,

(around Graz)

is planning the

following protective measures at its schools, according to the Kleine Zeitung:

• Even in the case of minor infections, students should not come to

  school

  , but stay at home.

• Under no circumstances should parents accompany their children to

  school

  .

• So-called

  corona traffic lights

  are to be introduced individually

  as a warning system in

  schools

  .

Coronavirus pandemic in Austria: Vienna remains the corona hotspot

Update from August 31, 1:34 p.m

.: In Austria, 272 new infections have been registered in the past 24 hours.

Of these,

.

As ORF.at reports, 154 people are currently being treated with a corona infection in hospital, 30 of them in the intensive care unit.

The Austrian Ministry of Health currently reports 3,479 active corona cases.

The first

.

"To protect customers", all employees of a large electronics store chain wear mouth and nose protection.

According to oe24.at, customers in the more than 50 MediaMarkt and Saturn branches are also asked to wear masks again.

A free disposable mask is made available to customers on the respective company's website.

The rules officially come into effect on September 1st.

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Federal Chancellor of Austria: Sebastian Kurz.

© Georg Hochmuth / dpa

Austria facing new tightening - brief plans leaked

Update from August 31, 9:12 a.m.:

Corona infections

are increasing

in

.

Last week, the

new measures that were to be announced on Wednesday (September 1st).

Details of the tightening have now been leaked in advance.

As oe24.at reports, individual measures are still being discussed in the task force, but the direction seems clear:

• There will probably be

  no relaxation

  for football games and spectators.

• In general, there will be no

  mass

  events

  in Austria

  , as in Germany.

  Currently from 500 to 1,000 people are allowed at events.

  This upper limit is expected to be significantly lower on Wednesday.

  At events, the number could drop to 250, but only under strict hygiene regulations, such as mask requirements and corona tests.

• The

  concept of

  the

  Salzburg Festival

  could serve as a model for the cultural sector

  .

  Here there were regular tests, no breaks at the concerts and a mask requirement for the audience when entering and leaving the event.

• Since there have been numerous

  corona outbreaks

  at family

  celebrations,

  Austria

  wants to

  limit the guests to private celebrations.

  Probably except for a number below 100.

• It has not yet been determined whether a mask requirement will actually apply in closed rooms.

  In order to slow down a second corona wave, all options, as well as the restriction of social contacts, would be considered again.

Austria

plans

to introduce

a

on Friday

to show the infection process in the countries.

Vienna recently opposed this and called for traffic lights to be restricted to individual districts in Vienna.

However, the four-stage traffic light warning system is intended to map the infection situation in a region in order to get the corona events under control.

Depending on the result, the traffic light should then switch to green, yellow, orange or red based on the model of the avalanche warning levels.

Austria facing further tightening - newspaper reports on "secret cluster list"

Update from August 30, 1:34 p.m

.: Where are the Austrians

?

It is a question that probably concerns many in view of the increasing number of corona infections.

"The secret cluster list" is the headline of the Austrian news portal oe24.at and has identified special corona hotspots in recent weeks.

Public transport, bars, soccer games are part of it in addition to travel and family.

628 new infections can be traced back to travelers returning in calendar week 34 (August 17 to August 23).

444 of them came back from the Western Balkans.

In Upper Austria, the majority of them are from Croatia, who got infected at parties.

Most corona infections occur domestically.

This is also indicated by an evaluation by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES).

According to oe24.at research, a cluster with six infected people appeared for the first time on Wiener Linien.

Apparently, the employees at the workplace were infected.

There were also corona cases among the staff in a popular outdoor restaurant and in a night club in Linz among guests.

There have also been cases of infection in a dinner club in Vienna.

That is a mix of "leisure activity and workplace".

In Bavaria, a temporary mask requirement has now been introduced at the start of school.

Update from August 30th, 11:07 am

: Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced an end to the pandemic to his citizens in his "

" in mid-2021

.

On the other hand, Kurz emphasized that

would be particularly demanding again.

In view of the number of infections, the federal government in Austria wants to discuss measures on Wednesday.

Corona in Austria: "I will be vaccinated against Corona" - says Kurz

In an interview with oe24.at, Kurz did not want to determine or anticipate the upcoming measures, such as an “indoor mask requirement” in autumn and winter.

The government would do anything to prevent a

.

The Chancellor referred to the increasing number of infections among

and the

.

Kurz also hopes for a corona vaccination in summer and thus for more normality in the corona pandemic.

“I'm going to get vaccinated.

But I can take the fear away from all Austrians who are skeptical: there is no compulsory vaccination and we will not introduce any.

But I will do it personally, ”said Sebastian Kurz in an interview with oe24.at.

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Corona in Austria: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wants to be vaccinated against Corona (symbol photo).

© Georg Hochmuth / dpa

Corona new infections in Austria: This is the current situation

Update from August 30, 11.03 a.m

.: After a record increase, the number of new corona infections is falling.

This is reported by oe24.at.

Accordingly, 181 corona cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, 51 of which were confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections in

,

There are currently 3,363 active corona cases in Austria, reports the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health.

On the dashboard of the ministry, 148 new infections were registered on August 29 (previous day: 359).

110 Covid 19 patients are currently being treated in the hospital, 30 more would have to be treated in the intensive care unit.

Corona in Austria: Highest number of cases since April - the day before, Kurz gave the citizens hope

First report from August 29, 2020:

Vienna - After the daily

with the new type of

in

fell slightly on Friday compared to the previous day, the data on Saturday morning showed a clear upward movement.

The neighboring German country reports 395

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

in the Alpine republic since April 3rd.

At that time, 416 new cases were registered within one day.

Most of the

were

reported

from the capital

.

203 new cases were reported there.

The total number of people who

tested positive for the coronavirus

in

thus rises to 26,803.

22,866 people are considered recovered, 733 people have died as a result of

since the beginning of the pandemic

.

Sebastian Kurz

, the

of

, 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

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,

neighbor

announced that it will close its borders on September 1st in order to protect the country from

in

by tourists

.

Hungary - and especially the region around Lake Balaton - is an extremely popular

with Austrians and Germans.

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