Corona ticker Austria: Corona test street in Vienna: but dates before Christmas

In our Corona ticker you will find the national developments on the corona pandemic. General questions: Information hotline 0800 555 621. If an infection is suspected: 1450. We notify you here every day until 2:00 pm.

Current numbers:
AGES dashboard: * 339,933 laboratory confirmed cases; 86,986 active cases; Recovered cases 247,477; Tests 3,614,233 (Austria period from 02/27/2020 to 12/22/2020 midnight).

The most important corona news at a glance:

• Of From Monday to Tuesday, 1,853 new infections were registered in Austria Recorded. In the same period came 105 more deaths were added. So far they are 5,540 people in Austria with or about that The corona virus died.
• In Austria the Tuesday 487 Corona patients 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.
• 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..
• Then Discovery of a new variant of Corona in Great Britain hat Austria imposed a landing ban on flights from Britain, which is provisionally valid until January 1.

Road test at the Austria Center Vienna: but appointments before Christmas

The test track at the Austria Center in Vienna now offers more dates before Christmas. A spokesman for Health Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) announced on Tuesday. An additional 1,000 appointments will be offered daily through December 26. The increased testing capacity was made possible by the construction of more pedestrian lanes and the provision of additional personnel. In addition, the time has been set for the next massive tests in Vienna. These will take place from January 8 to 17.

PK: Government informs about the start of corona vaccines in Austria

Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) will report on the start of Covid-19 vaccines throughout Austria on Wednesday. A meeting with Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt, President of the Austrian Vaccination Society and President of the Thomas Szekeres Medical Association, is scheduled for the morning. Then there should be press releases in the Federal Chancellery.

962 more deaths in Germany, RKI reports a new record

In neighboring Germany, the Robert Koch Institute reported a new record Wednesday with 962 deaths related to the corona virus. In Germany a total of 27,968 deaths were recorded. The previous high of 952 deaths was recorded last Wednesday. Additionally, another 24,740 people tested positive for the corona virus there.

Iggy Pop veröffentlicht Corona-Song “Dirty Little Virus”

American punk rocker Iggy Pop has released a Corona song. “Covid-19 has appeared on stage”, hence the first line of his new song “Dirty Little Virus” (note “Dirty Little Virus”).

In a video message, the artist stated that he did not want to write “anything too emotional or profound” about the corona virus. Instead, he approached the song in a more “journalistic” way and wanted to answer the questions “who, what, when, where.” “If there was still a Person of the Year award, this time it would definitely be for the virus.” At the same time as the song, the matching mouth and nose protection will be available in stores. On it is printed the bearded chin of the “Godfather of Punk”.

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Lockout regulation set in main committee

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* 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 2 pm Due to the change, there may be major differences in the numbers. However, the data can be presented more accurately at the state level.