Category: Austria
West European summer Covid wave brewing *2 updates, 1 prediction*
A new western European summer Covid wave appears to be developing, with increases in cases in countries that also saw large waves in the summer of 2021.… ...More...
Austria to drop all coronavirus restrictions
The Austrian government is easing almost all Covid restrictions from the 5th March 2022. Unvaccinated people will be allowed to enter all areas that were previously covered by the 2G or 3G regulations without a test.… ...More...
European countries with compulsory vaccination – latest updates
An update on the various mandatory vaccination policies across Europe. European states have adopted different policies on compulsory vaccinations, some are far more extreme than others.… ...More...
Europe: Another huge Covid wave is building right across the continent
Almost every country in Europe is now seeing a big increase in Covid cases. In many instances, the waves are already higher than the December 2021 wave.… ...More...
Austria: 40% vaccine breakthrough for symptomatic Covid infections
In the past four calendar weeks, 40 percent of 106,336 symptomatic infections in Austria were fully vaccinated.
Previously, the percentage of vaccination breakthroughs had risen continuously to just over 40 percent over several weeks – but only for the observation period of the previous four weeks.… ...More...
Austria: Covid vaccinations mandatory from February 2022
Austria is the first country in the EU to impose a corona vaccination obligation. As Federal Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) said on Friday, this mandatory vaccination will be law from February 2022.… ...More...
Austria: full lockdown for vaccinated and unvaccinated planned
Two states in Austria will restrict public life for vaccinated and unvaccinated people starting next week as hospitals strain under the latest surge in coronavirus infections.… ...More...
Europe: all-time Covid infection record broken by growing winter superwave
Europe has broken through its all-time high for Covid cases, and is seeing sharp increases in infections right across the continent.… ...More...
Denmark: huge queues at Covid test centres as infection rates soar
Denmark has seen large queues at Covid test centres across the country today as its all-time Covid infection record looks likely to be broken within days.… ...More...
Austria: lockdown for the unvaccinated announced
UPDATE: ** Austria to go head with plan to lockdown the unvaccinated across the entire country **
Austria announces lockdown of the unvaccinated for the entire country – “random checks will be carried out”
Austria will impose a nationwide lockdown for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the first country in the world to do so, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced on Friday.
Europe: explosive Covid growth rates, steeper than the winter wave of 2020 in many countries
Europe is seeing some stunning increases in the daily Covid case rate across much of the continent. In many cases, the rates of increase are steeper even than the winter wave of 2020.… ...More...
Austria, Germany and Greece all see pandemic high Covid infection figures
Austria, Greece and Germany have all seen pandemic record high Covid infection figures over the past few days.
In Germany, the seven-day incidence rate at a record high.… ...More...
Prediction: European Covid winter wave of 2021 will be the worst wave of the pandemic so far
This isn’t the most difficult prediction we have ever had to make, but there is no doubt that, despite huge vaccination campaigns across the continent, the winter wave now breaking over Europe will be their worst wave of the pandemic so far.… ...More...
Austria: more than 50% of Covid hospital patients are double vaccinated
“The number of infections among vaccinated people is too high. More than 50 percent of hospital patients are double vaccinated and the number of infections among those vaccinated is too high,” says Austrian oncologist Richard Greil.… ...More...