Austria's secret plan? Kurz apparently sets the lockdown limit - "If growth continues at this rapid pace ..."

In Austria, new infections with the coronavirus have recently increased rapidly.

The critical value of 50 is exceeded in almost all federal states.

• Austria is badly affected by the Corona * crisis.

• The number of new infections has recently increased enormously.

  The seven-day incidence * in Austria is 189.6.

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  is updated continuously.

Update from October 27th, 5 p.m.:

As the current

in

show, the number of

continues to

rise

.

A total of

within 24 hours

on Tuesday

.

This corresponds to an increase of 379 cases on the previous day.

Since Thursday, October 22nd, the number of new infections has exceeded a daily value of 2400. Most new infections continued to be recorded in

and

The

in

the past 7 days are distributed in absolute numbers as follows in the

:

• Burgenland: 529

• Carinthia: 492

• Lower Austria: 2,834

• Upper Austria: 3,635

• Salzburg: 1,621

• Styria: 2,034

• Tyrol: 2.268

• Vorarlberg: 1.180

• Vienna: 4,375

Update from October 27, 10.19 a.m.:

The

in

continue to rise worryingly.

Although yesterday was National Day in the neighboring country and was therefore tested less, the number of lay

with

, more than twice as high as in last Monday.

"The higher the number of infections, the more restrictive measures are needed," said Chancellor

in an interview with

on Monday

.

The primary goal is still

to prevent

the

.

“If growth continues at this rapid pace, we will reach the limits of the resilience of intensive care medicine.

We have to prevent that, ”continued briefly.

A second

is the "ultimate measure".

One possible scenario is loud

information - the portal speaks of a "secret plan" - a "

" with

,

and a

.

Shops are likely to remain open.

The

from which there is

alternative to

a

should therefore be

per day.

Corona in Austria: Virologist fears lockdown ready in a month

The virologist

fears a necessary

in the worst case in a month.

He shared in an interview with

with.

"Even if we have introduced new measures, I think we need additional ones," said

.

He urgently advocates

.

He also called for an

and

specific

to the district in the districts in which the

is red.

According to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food

(

), there are currently

.

However, the distribution across the country is very different.

In

only eight beds are free, according to experts, reports

.

In

, all corona intensive care beds in the Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital are occupied.

Governor Wilfired Haslauer already warned that the hospitals could be overloaded in a week.

Corona in Austria: "If the numbers continue to rise, then only the emergency brake remains"

Update from October 26, 8:39 p.m

.: In

, the

recently skyrocketed, which is why politicians are facing difficult tasks.

A

in the country is by no means excluded.

On Monday,

spoke

for the first time about possible restrictions on the Austrian national holiday.

In an interview with

, the

stated that he was

“not exhausted” by Corona, but that he recognized “a certain tiredness” in the population.

He himself finds the accompanying circumstances of the crisis, such as financial problems for the catering and tourism industry, "terrible", but also says that "the crisis will be with us until the summer."

Based on the worrying developments around the more than 3,000 new infections daily, the situation is "very serious", which is why countermeasures must now be taken.

Especially since

assumes that even higher numbers of infections will be observable in the next few days.

Even values ​​around 6,000 cases are no longer utopian.

That is why you have to "look very carefully at what the next few days will bring."

If the current trend is maintained, which can almost be assumed, the whole of

threatens to

tighten the measures.

The aim is to go through the pandemic with the motto “As much freedom as possible, as many restrictions as necessary”, but “if the numbers continue to rise, there is no other option than to pull the emergency brake.” The word

took The Chancellor in this context does not put it in his mouth, but it can be assumed that the population will at least be faced with a modification of the restrictions from the spring.

Corona in Austria: Kurz makes it clear - "It is desirable to reduce the quarantine time"

Update from October 26, 4:59 p.m.:

For the first time, the Austrian Chancellor

(ÖVP) has

spoken out in favor of

.

In an interview with oe24.at, which will be broadcast on Monday evening at 8 p.m. and from which the broadcaster has already published a short excerpt, he said that the Ministry of Health is currently checking this.

“It is clear,” said

, “the more people are in contact with infected people, the more people have to be in quarantine.” If this number becomes too large, it would also paralyze Austria.

"And therefore it is of course desirable that if there is the possibility to reduce the quarantine time and to make freestyle possible, as many experts have suggested," explained Sebastian Kurz.

Nevertheless, the Chancellor also makes it clear that a risk assessment must always be made.

"You can only go this route if it is scientifically justifiable," he emphasized.

Coronavirus in Austria: The number of cases on Monday

Update from October 26th, 1:10 p.m.:

The number of corona cases in Austria also causes concern on Monday.

A total of 2,456 new infections were registered within 24 hours on Monday.

Although this corresponds to a minus of 326 cases compared to the previous day, fewer tests are carried out on the weekend, and there are often no figures from the offices.

Since Thursday, October 22nd, the number of new infections has exceeded a daily value of 2,400.

and

recorded the highest number of new infections

The

are distributed according oe24.at follows in the Austrian provinces:

• Burgenland: 102

• Carinthia: 43

• Lower Austria: 232

• Upper Austria: 612

• Salzburg: 221

• Styria: 334

• Tyrol: 282

• Vienna: 494.

As the Ministry of Health announced via Twitter, a total of 2,111,575 corona tests have been carried out so far.

Since the beginning of the pandemic,

registered

84,130 positive corona cases.

188 people are currently being cared for in the intensive care unit due to the coronavirus, which is an increase of 14 compared to the previous day.

To date, 2,111,575 tests have been carried out.

84,130 of them tested positive.

# COVID19

- Ministry of Health (@bmsgpk) October 26, 2020

Coronavirus in Austria: "The ultimate measure is a second lockdown"

Meanwhile, Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz commented on a second lockdown on Monday.

"The

The criterion for this is the location in the clinics.

“No country in the world will allow intensive care medicine to be overwhelmed.

We will not allow that, ”stressed the Chancellor.

In Austria, the impending collapse of the health system is a legal requirement for a

First report from October 26th, 11 am: Corona in Austria: "Massively increasing growth" - virologist urgently warns of loss of control

Munich / Vienna - While the corona situation in Germany is worsening,

not spared from the crisis either.

Rising new infections, new records across Europe.

Austria reached a

level on Saturday with 3,614 corona cases within 24 hours

and on Sunday the coronavirus * numbers remained at a

with 2,782 new cases

.

Austria is fighting the second wave of coronavirus *.

A

the Medical University of Vienna warned urgently.

Corona in Austria: New infections are increasing enormously - more than 30,000 active corona cases

As you can see from the official corona dashboard of the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES),

more than 30,000 active corona cases

.

The

in almost all federal states has significantly exceeded the critical value of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants.

The

is 189.6.

The Corona * situation is particularly critical in Upper Austria (206.7), Salzburg (271.6), Tyrol (261), Vorarberg (279) and Vienna (217).

Coronavirus in Austria: Virologist warns - "Control over the infection process will be lost"

Meanwhile, the

the Medical University of Vienna warned against

view of the explosive corona situation in Austria

.

As the "Kleine Zeitung" quotes from an email from Puchhammer-Stöckl

,

that "infections are already being acquired in an unclear manner in public space." Mail sent to several people on the

: "It appears that control over the infection process is being lost."

At a short press conference on the Austrian national holiday on Monday,

responded to the virologist's statements, which he valued very much, when asked by a journalist.

“I share your opinion,” said Kurz, “she always warned that

very difficult

at a certain point

.

[...] We have

and that is an

.

The situation is also very, very serious for everyone who still doesn't want it to come true. ”

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