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Ischgl winter sports resort: hotspot for the spread of corona
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After the Corona outbreak in the Austrian winter sports resort of Ischgl, the authorities are taking action against four people.
After examining more than 10,000 pages of evidence, the investigation became more concrete, said the spokesman for the Innsbruck public prosecutor, Hansjörg Mayr.
He did not reveal the identities of the accused.
Ischgl's mayor Werner Kurz confirmed, according to ORF, that there are investigations against him.
According to the broadcaster, the allegation is in all four cases of intentional or negligent endangerment of people by communicable diseases.
The Tyrolean community of Ischgl was considered a corona hotspot in March, which is said to have contributed significantly to the spread of the virus in parts of Europe.
One question is whether, according to the knowledge available at the time, action was taken in time to curb the spread.
According to prosecutor Mayr, the investigation is primarily about whether regulations have been correctly implemented.
In Ischgl, this concerns traffic restrictions, in the Paznaun Valley, compliance with quarantine.
After Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the quarantine over the Paznaun Valley in a press conference on March 13, thousands of tourists and seasonal workers left under sometimes chaotic conditions, although according to the quarantine ordinance they should have stayed in the valley.
Civil proceedings are also pending in the cause.
Last week, consumer advocates brought the first four model lawsuits for damages on behalf of people who are said to have contracted the corona virus while vacationing in Ischgl or when leaving.
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