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In our Corona ticker you will find the national developments on the corona pandemic. General questions: Information hotline 0800 555 621. If there is a suspicion of infection: 1450. We will notify you today until 12 noon.
Current numbers:
AGES Dashboard: * 342,533 laboratory confirmed cases; 85,846 active cases; Recovered cases 251,076; Tests 3,643,696 (Austria period from 02/27/2020 to 12/23/2020 midnight).
The most important corona news at a glance:
- Of From Wednesday to Thursday 2,847 new infections were registered in Austria Recorded. In the same period came 91 more deaths were added. So far they are in Austria 5,745 people with or about that The corona virus died.
- In Austria the On Christmas Eve, 445 Corona patients received intensive care and they were in intensive care units.
- Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober (Greens) reported on Wednesday about the start of vaccination in Austria. Since Sunday is in Austria started vaccinations against the corona virus. Five high-risk patients will receive the first of two doses of the vaccine on December 27 at 9 a.m. at MedUni Vienna.
- After the Christmas stops Austria a third blockade prior to. Since Dec 26 must the Commerce close again. Gastronomy and hospitality stay still closed. Also, all-day services apply again Exit restrictions.
- the Road test at the Austria Center in Vienna still offers other dates before Christmas a. There should be 1,000 additional appointments there every day through December 26..
Vienna: Mayor Ludwig visits the social market in Floridsdorf
“Cohesion in the city is important to me,” says Mayor Michael Ludwig. On Thursday he distributed gifts to needy families at the Frömmlgasse social market. The town chief traditionally visits the Floridsdorf social market on December 24 to celebrate Christmas with the employees of the Workers’ Samaritan Association.
Current figures on the corona virus
So far there have been 347,204 positive results in Austria. As of today (December 24, 2020, 9:30 am), 5,745 people in Austria have died from the consequences of the corona virus and 315,952 have recovered. Currently, 2,648 people are in hospital treatment due to the coronavirus and 445 of them are in intensive care units.
New infections since the last report are distributed among the Austrian federal states as follows:
- Burgenland: 54
- Carinthia: 157
- Lower Austria: 513
- Upper Austria: 527
- Salzburg: 296
- Steiermark: 395
- Tyrol: 219
- Vorarlberg: 193
- Vienna: 493
Salzburg: 179 people infected in rapid tests
In Salzburg, more than 11,650 people had been tested for a corona virus infection at the ten rapid test stations as of Wednesday. 179 of them were positive, according to the Red Cross on Christmas Eve. A total of 296 new infections were reported in the state Thursday, and the number of people actively infected was 2,176. The number of deaths also increased from five to 306.
Slovenia changes entry regulations
Starting Friday, there will be fewer exceptions in Slovenia that allow entry into the country without mandatory testing or quarantine. Furthermore, with the new regulation, the Slovenian government shortened the validity of the PCR test, which can be used to avoid quarantine. The negative test result must not be more than 24 hours old when entering Slovenia. Previously there was a 48 hour period.
Furthermore, travelers can only enter the country without restrictions if they leave the country within 14 hours. The same applies to people who carry out the traffic of goods or passengers, holders of a diplomatic passport, foreign security agents who carry out their tasks and people who enter the country by ambulance. These groups can stay in Slovenia for a maximum of eight hours.
The passage through Slovenia is also possible without restrictions, but must be done within six hours. Previously, there was a twelve hour deadline for transit.
Corona Virus: Current Vienna Key Figures
As of Thursday, December 24, 2020, 70,728 positive tests had been confirmed in Vienna since the start of the pandemic. The number of deaths related to the virus is 1,019. 64,648 people have recovered.
29,350 crown tests were carried out in Vienna on Wednesday, for a total of 1,074,714 tests.
Ski huts: no packed lunches
As of December 24, 2020, there will be limited operations on the ski slopes in Salzburg despite the imminent closure, but it will not be possible to pick up food and beverages from restaurants in the ski areas.
No take out
Unlocking ski areas
Austrian ski areas feel ready for the season opener on December 24. FFP2 masks are available for sale in some elevators, but controlling the mask requirement will be challenging, according to APA elevator operators. Elevator chairman and ÖVP member Franz Hörl still left open the possibility of taking legal action against the FFP2 mask requirement.
In all closed access areas of cable cars and rack railway, as well as in gondolas and chair lifts with covers, the use of an FFP2 mask is mandatory for people over 14 years of age.
Corona rules for Christmas and the third confinement
32,195 new infections in Germany
In neighboring Germany, health authorities reported 32,195 new cases and 802 deaths to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Thursday.
Information from the previous day:
VfGH overrides class division and mask requirement in spring
Corona-Ampel:
* The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) has adopted the Covid-19 panel from the Ministry of Health. As a result, there are numerous changes. The figures are no longer updated every hour, but once a day at midnight. Due to the change, there may be major differences in the numbers. However, the data can be presented more accurately at the state level.
