Information in Deutsch siehe unten *** No new cases • Austria in lockdown • Rules for additional childcare Dear all, At IST Austria, this week no new cases have been registered. The infection numbers in Austria remain high and with this the danger of overloading the national healthcare system. Therefore it is necessary to strictly Read More …

Corona virus update November 16, 2020 ***  Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  Four (4) new cases • Austria in lockdown • Strict social restraints • No lab, no campus Dear all, At IST Austria, this week four (4) confirmed cases have been registered.  Their direct contacts have been identified, informed and are currently in self-quarantine Read More …

Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  Five (5) new cases • Overall infection rate remains very high • Evaluation of restrictions Dear all, At IST Austria, this week five (5) confirmed cases have been registered.  Their direct contacts have been identified, informed and are currently in self-quarantine. As a reminder: a direct contact (aka K1) is Read More …

Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  Four (4) new cases • Nation-wide lockdown light • Impact on IST Austria Dear all, At IST Austria, this week four confirmed cases have been registered.  Their direct contacts have been identified, informed and are currently in self-quarantine. The colleagues affected are in good health, encountering only minor symptoms. As Read More …

Corona virus update October 27, 2020 ***  Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  Two (2) new cases • Tightened measures • Home office strongly recommended  Dear all, At IST Austria, this week two confirmed cases have been registered. The most recent presence of the colleagues on campus were October 19 and October 13. Their contacts have been Read More …

Tulln district red • No immediate impact on IST •  Home office Version in Deutsch siehe weiter unten Dear all, The status of the Tulln district (including the city of Klosterneuburg) has been moved to red on the official Corona traffic light indicating a very high infection risk. The ensuing tightened restrictions by the authorities Read More …

 Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  One (1) new case • Testing options •  Info on task force • Reminder: home office  Dear all, At IST Austria, this week one confirmed case has been registered. The colleague affected was diagnosed on Wednesday, October 14, which was the last day s/he was on campus. As s/he works in Read More …

Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  No (0) new case • New Corona info dashboard • Registration in cafeteria Dear all, At IST Austria no further confirmed cases have been registered.  The overall situation in Austria remains challenging. Therefore, in order to ensure that the institute continues to operate safely it is absolutely necessary that we all behave Read More …

Corona virus update October 5, 2020 ***  Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  No (0) case on campus • Overall numbers remain high • Vienna vaccination service   Dear all, At IST Austria no further confirmed cases have been registered.  However, this does not permit us to relax our vigilance:  in order to ensure that the institute Read More …

Corona virus update September 28, 2020 ***  Information in Deutsch siehe unten ***  One (1) new case • Restrictions in restaurants • New travel alerts  Dear all, At IST Austria one (1) confirmed case has been registered since last week. The colleague affected was tested positive on Sunday, September 20, but had not been on campus or Read More …