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Here is a wrap-up of the current developments regarding the coronavirus in Austria.
Week 4
January 29 & 30
News from Austria
- The Austrian government has announced that it will ease COVID-19 restrictions in February.
- Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced the changes at a joint press conference with the Minister of Health Wolfgang Mückstein and representatives of the Covid Crisis Coordination Unit (GECKO).
- On February 5 the curfew for restaurants and bars will be pushed back to midnight.
- On February 12 the “2-G Rule” for shops will be lifted.
- A week later, on February 19, the government will reinstate the “3-G Rule” for restaurants and bars.
- PCR test will only be valid for 48 hours, according to Mückstein.
- Measures for events will also be eased on February 5.
- 50 people will now be allowed to gather without assigned seating instead of the previous 25.
- Austrian ministries reported 34,748 new infections in the last 24 hours.
- The 7-day-incidence stands at 2,381.2 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
- The value is highest in Tyrol (3,130.4) and lowest in Lower Austria (1,908.2).
- 14,077 people so far have died from COVID-19 in Austria.
- Currently, 1,402 people are hospitalised due to a COVID-19 infection.
- 171 people currently require intensive care.
| Vaccinations | |
| Total vaccine jabs given | 17,525,333 |
| Number of people who got at least their 1st vaccine jab | 6,747,550 |
| – in percentage of the population | 75.54% |
| – in percentage of the eligible population (aged 5+) | 79.39% |
| People fully immunized (valid vaccination certificate) | 6,473,749 |
| – in percentage of the population | 72.47% |
| – in percentage of the eligible population (aged 5+) | 76.17% |
| Number of people who got the booster shot | 4,374,715 |
| – in percentage of the population | 49.1% |
Source: Austrian Ministry of Health, January 29, 2021
