https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The head of the European Commission vaccines task force, Thierry Breton, unveiled the first European "health passport" on Sunday, claiming he hopes Europe will have a summer season "comparable to last year". https://www.thelocal.at/20210328/eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:35:17 +0200 eu-vaccine-chief-hopes-for-tourism-boost-as-he-unveils-covid-19-passport Authorities in Austria have stopped vaccinations with a batch of AstraZeneca's inoculation against the coronavirus, after one person died and another became seriously ill after receiving their jabs. https://www.thelocal.at/20210307/austria-suspends-use-of-batch-of-covid-jab-after-death-of-nurse Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:20:20 +0100 austria-suspends-use-of-batch-of-covid-jab-after-death-of-nurse The World Health Organization in Europe Wednesday urged families to wear face masks during this year's Christmas family gatherings, as it warned of a "further resurgence" of Covid-19 in early 2021. https://www.thelocal.at/20201216/who-warns-of-covid-19-resurgence-and-ask-families-to-wear-face-masks-during-christmas-celebrations Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:43:22 +0100 who-warns-of-covid-19-resurgence-and-ask-families-to-wear-face-masks-during-christmas-celebrations