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Current numbers:
AGES Dashboard: * 492,581 laboratory confirmed cases; 39,369 active cases; Recovered cases 444,521; Tests 18,346,043 (Austria period 02/27/2020 to 03/15/2021 0.00 am).
The most important corona news at a glance:
- Since From Monday to Tuesday there were 2,425 new infections in Austria Recorded. at 33 more deaths occurred during the same period additional. So far they are in Austria 8,925 people with or about the corona virus passed away.
- In Austria I needed Tuesday 383 Corona patients intensive medical care and they were in intensive care units.
- Am Germany, France, Italy and Spain suspended this Monday vaccines with the manufacturer AstraZeneca’s vaccine for the time being. the The Austrian national vaccination committee recommended continued use of the vaccine.. Austria continues to trust AstraZeneca in its vaccination strategy.
- Am Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) announced on Monday, that’s Withdraw Clemens Martin Auer from the vaccination program will be. Auer had did not inform the Minister of Health about possible additional orders. should also Austria escaped around 100,000 doses of vaccination to be.
Current figures on the corona virus
So far, 497,889 positive results have been obtained in Austria. As of today (March 16, 2021, 9:30 a.m.), 8,925 people in Austria have died from the consequences of the corona virus and 461,659 have recovered. Currently, 1,844 people are receiving hospital treatment due to the corona virus. 383 of them are cared for in intensive care units.
New infections in the federal states since yesterday’s report:
- Burgenland: 109
- Carinthia: 101
- Lower Austria: 508
- Upper Austria: 388
- Salzburg: 212
- Steiermark: 322
- Tyrol: 114
- Vorarlberg: 27
- Vienna: 644
Increased number of cases: bus ride to demonstration causes excitement
According to Gebi Mair (Greens), the increasing number of new corona infections in the Imst district could be related to a bus trip to the demonstration against corona measures in Vienna. A video from the bus trip to Vienna on March 6 shows a completely busy bus from the Imst district. None of the passengers wears a mask and there are also loud chants.
The president of the Greens club in the state parliament, Gebi Mair, sees here a clear connection with the sharp increase in the number of corona cases in the Imst district. Participation in the demonstration was one of the reasons for the outbreak in the Oberland, says Mair.
Lower Austria: 79 percent of nursing home residents vaccinated
In the care centers of the State Health Agency in Lower Austria, 79 percent of the 5,930 residents have been vaccinated so far. Additionally, only eleven are currently testing positive, State Councilor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister (ÖVP) said on Tuesday. However, there would be 24 additional employees.
In mid-December, the highest level was reached with 402 infected residents. “Since then, the number of infections has dropped more than 97 percent since today,” Teschl-Hofmeister said happily. Currently, about 61 percent of the staff are already vaccinated. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 1,748 residents and 982 employees of care centers in Lower Austria have been shown to have been infected with the virus.
Corona Virus: Current Vienna Key Figures
As of Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 101,836 positive tests had been confirmed in Vienna since the start of the pandemic. The 644 positive tests reported today contain 62 late registrations from the past few days.
The number of deaths related to the virus is 1,780. 93,315 people have recovered.
On Monday, 44,590 crown tests were recorded in Vienna, for a total of 3,914,427 tests in Vienna.
Excursions at Easter
Austrians are drawn to day trips at Easter this year. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by TQS Research & Consulting among 1,000 people in early March. Consequently, more than half of those surveyed hope to be able to take at least one day trip at Easter. After all, 45 percent plan a multi-day summer vacation. 60 percent of those who wish to travel would also go to (neighboring) countries.
Press conference: “Current information on location and employment”
At a press conference, Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP), Labor Minister Martin Kocher and Finance Minister Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP) will provide information on “the latest in location and employment”.
Finance Minister Blümel reports that after a year of the corona pandemic, more than € 33 billion in aid was legally paid or guaranteed. Plus.
Kocher: less than 400,000 unemployed
Labor Minister Martin Kocher reports a positive trend in the labor market. This week, around 12,000 fewer people registered as unemployed than the previous week. This means that almost 393,500 people were unemployed in Austria and around 75,000 were in training.
“393,500 unemployed, 12,000 less than last week”
Vaccination: Italy expanded judicial investigations into deaths
In neighboring Italy, there is currently some investigation into deaths related to corona vaccines. The prosecutor’s office in the city of Lagonegro, in southern Italy, had the body of a 62-year-old policeman who died a few hours after being vaccinated with the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine. Researchers want to determine if there is a connection between vaccination and death, Italian media reported Tuesday.
In addition, the Italian judiciary is investigating at least six deaths that could be related to an AstraZeneca vaccine. Italy is also one of the countries that has temporarily suspended vaccines with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The risk of corona infection on buses and trains is very low
The risk of infection in bus and train traffic is very low in Austria. This is the conclusion reached by environmental doctor Hans-Peter Hutter after an investigation that took into account more than 100 international studies and specialized articles. It is not impossible to get infected on the bus or on the train, but the risk is very low, as long as you comply with the prescribed measures.
The Vaccination Board recommends AstraZeneca
In Austria they want to continue vaccinating with the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine. The national vaccination board made a corresponding preliminary recommendation Monday night. However, the vaccination committee made it clear in a transmission that, due to lack of data, it was not possible to make a “final recommendation”. The panel met Monday night after Germany, France, Italy and Spain stopped vaccination with the vaccine.
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The EU hopes for a campaign of solidarity with vaccines
The EU Commission expects a “great solidarity campaign” for countries that have lagged behind in terms of vaccine delivery, such as Bulgaria and Latvia. Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had started a debate on the fair distribution of vaccines within the European Union. The representative of the EU Commission in Austria, Martin Selmayr, described in “ZIB2” as “problematic” that these poorer countries “cannot afford expensive vaccines”.
First crown lock exactly one year ago
Exactly one year ago, the first lockdown to contain the crown pandemic went into effect in Austria. At that time, there were fewer than 200 new infections a day. At this time there were five victims of the crown in Austria. On March 16, 2020, the government imposed exit restrictions and shops without urgent need, pubs and cultural establishments had to close. Meanwhile, 8,892 people in Austria have died from or with the corona virus. Almost 500,000 have been infected.
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