The Latest Breaking News from Austria

All over 18s must receive the jab, except pregnant women and those with medical exemptions

The number of patients in critical care is at its lowest since early August

Vaccination status will not be checked until next month, however

European countries begin to ease curbs with hospital admissions not rising in line with record Covid cases

Portugal ranked joint fifth with Ireland for allowing entry into 187 countries, while Sweden, Denmark, France, Austria and Netherlands are fourth with 188

Disinformation around Covid vaccines has existed as long as the jabs themselves. Unverified studies, unproven claims and out-of-context data are regularly shared on websites and social media across the globe -- fueling dangerous myths about the virus and the vaccines. As Austria becomes the first European Union country to make…

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Austrian officials plan to loosen coronavirus restrictions in February

Austria will begin easing COVID-19 related restrictions next week, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news conference on Saturday, as the Omicron variant leads to reduced hospitalisations despite high infection numbers.

They miss the trees, the curry, the friends … but most of all, they miss feeling the UK was somewhere they could call home

In an amazing one-in-500,000 donor match, an Austrian man may have saved a woman's life.