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High corona numbers: Austria facing further tightening - newspaper reports on "secret cluster list"

2020-08-30T21:04:55.771Z


The daily new infections in Austria continue to rise significantly and are approaching the critical area. The capital of the Alpine republic is particularly affected.


The daily new infections in Austria continue to rise significantly and are approaching the critical area. The capital of the Alpine republic is particularly affected.

  • On Saturday, Austria recorded the largest increase in Corona * cases since April 3.
  • The capital Vienna is particularly affected .
  • Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz gave the population hope on Friday that they would soon return to normal.

Update from August 30, 2020, 1:34 p.m.: Where are the Austrians infected? It is a question that probably concerns many in view of the increasing number of corona infections. "The secret cluster list" is the headline of the Austrian news portal oe24.at and has identified special corona hotspots in recent weeks. Public transport, bars, soccer games are part of it in addition to travel and family. 628 new infections can be traced back to travelers returning in calendar week 34 (August 17 to August 23). 444 of them came back from the Western Balkans. In Upper Austria, the majority of them are from Croatia, who got infected at parties. Most corona infections occur domestically. This is also indicated by an evaluation by the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES).

According to oe24.at research, a cluster with six infected people appeared for the first time on Wiener Linien. Apparently, the employees at the workplace were infected. There were also corona cases among the staff in a popular outdoor restaurant and in a night club in Linz among guests. There have also been cases of infection in a dinner club in Vienna. That is a mix of "leisure activity and workplace".

Update from August 30, 2020, 11.07 a.m .: Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced an end to the pandemic to his citizens in his " State of the Union Address " in mid-2021 (see also the first report from August 29) . On the other hand, Kurz emphasized that autumn would be particularly demanding again. In view of the number of infections, the federal government in Austria wants to discuss measures on Wednesday.

Corona in Austria: "I will be vaccinated against Corona" - says Kurz

In an interview with oe24.at, Kurz did not want to determine or anticipate the upcoming measures, such as an “indoor mask requirement” in autumn and winter. The government would do anything to prevent a general lockdown . The Chancellor referred to the increasing number of infections among young people and the asymptomatic course of the disease . Kurz also hopes for a corona vaccination in summer and thus for more normality in the corona pandemic. “I'm going to get vaccinated. But I can take the fear away from all Austrians who are skeptical: there is no compulsory vaccination and we will not introduce any. But I will do it personally, ”said Sebastian Kurz in an interview with oe24.at.

Corona new infections in Austria: This is the current situation

Update from August 30, 2020. 11:03 a.m .: After a record increase, the number of new corona infections is falling. This is reported by oe24.at. Accordingly, 181 corona cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, 51 of which were confirmed Sars-CoV-2 infections in Vienna , Lower Austria (40) and Tyrol (33). There are currently 3,363 active corona cases in Austria, reports the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health. On the dashboard of the ministry, 148 new infections were registered on August 29 (previous day: 359). 110 Covid 19 patients are currently being treated in the hospital, 30 more would have to be treated in the intensive care unit.

Corona in Austria: Highest number of cases since April - the day before, Kurz gave the citizens hope

First report from August 29, 2020

Vienna - After the daily new infections with the new type of coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 in Austria fell slightly on Friday compared to the previous day, the data on Saturday morning showed a clear upward trend. The neighboring German country reports 395 new infections within the past 24 hours - with around 8.8 million inhabitants.

Coronavirus in Austria: Highest number of new infections since the beginning of April

It is the highest recorded increase in new infections * in the Alpine republic since April 3rd. At that time, 416 new cases were registered within one day. Most of the new infections were reported from the capital Vienna . 203 new cases were reported there. The total number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus in Austria thus rises to 26,803. 22,866 people are considered recovered, 733 people have died as a result of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic .

Sebastian Kurz , the Federal Chancellor of Austria , gave the population hope for a speedy recovery in a speech on the state of the nation on Friday. "The next summer should be a normal one," announced the ÖVP politician and added that he expected a vaccine in 2021. In order to continue Austria's successful handling of the crisis *, however, the government appeals to the people's discipline and help, especially in autumn and winter.

Corona in Austria: neighboring Hungary is closing the borders

Meanwhile, Austria's neighbor Hungary has announced that it will close its borders on September 1st in order to protect the country from new infections brought in by tourists . Hungary - and especially the region around Lake Balaton - is an extremely popular holiday region with Austrians and Germans. ( fd) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © Georg Hochmuth / dpa

Source: merkur

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