Vacation at home: a vacation voucher is required for locals; 1,131 new infections in Austria

According to an investigation by ZiB2 and Profil, the state of Tyrol is said to have overlooked the crown situation in Ischgl in early March.

The French cycling classic cannot be disputed this year.

The European Artistic Gymnastics Championships scheduled for December will not take place in Baku, but in the Turkish coastal city of Mersin. In Azerbaijan no more major events are allowed until the end of the year.

The men’s competitions are still scheduled for December 9-13, and a week later the women will be in action.

In the Neustadt district of Wels, access to an urban retirement and nursing home was closed on Friday after 22 residents and two employees at the 130-place home tested positive.

Visits are only possible in exceptional cases and with greater security measures in separate areas. Until further notice, new admissions are only possible in urgent cases.

Health Minister Anschober and Ulrich Herzog from the traffic light commission explain the current traffic light change.

At the Perchtoldsdorf primary school, five teachers and 29 students tested positive for the corona virus. 400 students were currently in quarantine, District Captain Philipp Enzinger confirmed a report on Friday. Lower Austria News.

A selection has already been made of all the teachers and of the two most affected classes. Most students should go back to school next week, said Susanne Schiller from the Lower Austrian Directorate of Education. All the measures were taken in “close coordination with the health authorities.”

New car registrations increased in September for the first time this year. This was mainly due to advance purchases due to the latest insurance tax changes in October, according to Statistics Austria on Friday. But the Christmas trend to camping, backed by the crown crisis, is likely to have boosted sales.

Since October 1, motor insurance taxes are dependent on CO2 emissions. This means that the annual tax for smaller, more efficient cars will be lower, while for larger cars, such as trucks and SUVs, it will be more expensive. The new regulation applies to all registrations for the first time from October. Pure electric vehicles, on the other hand, are exempt from the tax.

At 39 percent, Vienna is the leader with an unexplained cause of infection. However, there is a trend towards improvement.

Tokyo pet owners who are infected with the coronavirus and have mild or no symptoms can quarantine their loved ones in supervised accommodation. Starting next week, the city administration will provide 140 individual rooms in a prefabricated building in the Odaiba district of Tokyo Bay, where infected people will be able to keep their pets, Japanese media reported on Friday. .

In principle, infected people with mild or no corona symptoms should be isolated in hotels or other facilities in Tokyo, but pets are often not allowed to stay there. Instead, pet owners often stay home, but this carries the risk of infecting family members, he said.

The Tyrol Chamber of Labor wants Austrians to be able to enjoy winter at home.

The coronavirus pandemic is also putting a notable brake on foreign trade. In the period from January to July, national exports plummeted 10.5 percent compared to the same period last year to a value of 81.5 billion euros. Imports fell even more sharply, by 13.1 percent to € 82 billion, as can be seen from current Statistics Austria data on Friday. The trade balance deficit fell from 3.33 to 0.540 million euros.

“The Austrian export industry is behind the strongest crown decline so far,” said Statistics Austria chief Tobias Thomas. Even in the crown crisis, the European Union remains the most important trading partner. “Two-thirds of foreign trade took place within the domestic market,” Thomas said.

After the record high of 613 cases on Thursday, daily corona infections were again significantly lower in Vienna’s 24-hour Friday: 392 positive test results were reported, the city’s medical crisis team announced by mail. . The number of “active” cases was 5,088, up from 5,007 on Thursday.

So far, a total of 19,556 coronavirus infections have been recorded in Vienna. Two women, aged 47 and 83, have died in the last 24 hours. This means that there are now 269 Covid-19 related deaths in Vienna. Yesterday, Thursday, 3,992 tests were carried out, the total is currently 503,414.

Moscow Patriarch Kyrill I (75) is in quarantine crown. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said he was recently in contact with a person who was later found to be infected. Kyrill described the current pandemic as “a serious test,” also regarding people’s faith in God and their trust in prayer.

“The time required for my personal quarantine according to medical recommendations is not yet over. I have decided that I cannot expose all of you to the risk of contagion,” Kyrill wrote in a letter published by the Moscow Patriarchate. Bishop Foma responsible for the Trinity Monastery in Sergiev Posad.

In the face of the crown crisis, Burgenland has had its epidemic warehouse full of protective gear. To remain well-equipped in the pandemic, bottlenecks should be avoided, Social Councilor Leonhard Schneemann (SPÖ) said on Friday.

In addition to disinfectants and gloves, respiratory masks, protective coveralls, protective gowns and goggles were stored, as well as oxygen masks for emergencies.

New studies show that protection against a new infection can be expected for at least a few months after an illness.

A press conference in which regional councilors Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ) and Martin Eichtinger (ÖVP) wanted to report on the flu vaccination season in Lower Austria had to be canceled on short notice.

It was announced that there is a suspected case of Covid in one of the two offices of the members of the government.

The Councilor for Health, for her part, accuses the federal government of inaction in the fight against the crown.

Styrian State Economic Counselor Barbara Eibinger-Miedl (ÖVP) and employees in her office who had contact with a person infected with the coronavirus on a date Monday were classified by health authorities as low-risk contacts (category 2) . Therefore, the regional councilor and her employees will remain in the central office until October 15. Corona tests are also held during the weekend. The state of Styria announced it in a broadcast.

Antonin Panenka is improving. The 71-year-old will be transferred to Prague on Friday.

An employee of the campaign team tested positive, the party said.