The corona virus has now arrived in Austria. Two cases of infection are reported from Tyrol. In Vienna, the police closed a school on suspicion of a Covid-19.
- The Sars-CoV-2 * corona virus has arrived in Austria.
- Two suspected cases were reported from Tyrol on Tuesday (February 25).
- Italy has become the focus of the new virus in Europe.
Coronavirus in Austria: teacher tested on Covid-19
Update from February 26, 1:49 pm : The test result in the suspected coronavirus is available, as reported by the ORF . A school in Vienna was sealed off out of concern that a teacher had become infected during her stay in northern Italy. The corona virus test is negative , they say.
The closure of the Wiener School caused astonishment on Wednesday afternoon. The lock was "a bit over the top", City Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) told ORF. In his opinion, such decisions should only be based on test results. It could not be that "panicked" police officers were sent to block a school.
Corona virus in Austria: police cordon off school in Vienna
Update from February 26, 2020, 11.41 a.m .: There is a suspected coronavirus in a school in Vienna. "Due to a possible COVID-19 suspected case, an operation is currently underway in the area of a Viennese school in Josefstadt," the Vienna police tweeted. The school and the entire area around the grammar school in Vienna's eighth district were cordoned off, reports krone.at . At the moment nobody is allowed to enter or leave the building. The reason: there is a suspected coronavirus case. A teacher may have been infected during a stay in northern Italy, it is said.
Due to a possible suspected COVID-19 case, an assignment is currently underway in the area of a Viennese school in the #Josefstadt pic.twitter.com/A1mwKopnEm
- POLICE VIENNA (@LPDWien) February 26, 2020Coronavirus in Austria: Quarantine lifted from hotel in Innsbruck
Update of February 25, 2020, 11.45 a.m .: The Austrian authorities have lifted the quarantine measures imposed on a corona virus case for a hotel in Innsbruck. After tests on 62 employees and guests, the "Grand Hotel Europa" was no longer closed, the authorities in Tirol announced on Wednesday. All of those examined were doing well, but nine of them had been brought to an isolated location “for safety reasons”. They were in close contact with a hotel receptionist who was infected with the virus. The woman, who comes from Italy, and her partner are in quarantine in the Innsbruck hospital. Both had been tested positive for the corona virus, but already no longer have a fever. These are the first two cases of the novel corona virus in Austria.
Coronavirus reaches Austria: Two infected people in Tyrol - Hotel in Innsbruck cordoned off
Update of February 25, 2020, 6.45 p.m .: As the news agency APA reports, authorities in Austria are said to have blocked a hotel in Innsbruck. An Italian woman is said to have worked there as a receptionist who has now tested positive for the virus. Accordingly, guests should not be allowed to leave the "Grand Hotel Europa".
The coronavirus outbreak in Italy is worrying. The virus has arrived in Europe. Now there are also infected people in Germany.
Coronavirus reaches Austria: two infected people in Tyrol
Announcement of origin from February 25, 2020, 1:50 p.m .: Innsbruck - Two further suspected cases were reported on Tuesday from the Austrian state of Tyrol . Two people with a mild fever are likely to be infected, the Austrian news agency APA reported , citing the state government. However, further test results would have to be awaited. According to the report, the two are two 24-year-olds from the northern Italian region of Lombardy. They were isolated in an Innsbruck clinic.
Coronavirus suspected cases: Austria paralyzes train traffic
After suspecting coronavirus in two Germans, Austria reacted drastically on Sunday night. Trains from Italy on the way to Munich were stopped at the Brenner. Train traffic was paralyzed for hours, as Merkur.de * reports.
A coronavirus outbreak * occurred in Italy. The new virus Sars-CoV-2 is spreading rapidly there. According to Italian civil defense, the number of infected people rose to 283 on Tuesday, and seven infected people have already died. The northern region of Lombardy is particularly affected. To curb the epidemic, the Italian government quarantined 11 locations on Sunday - ten in Lombardy and one in the neighboring region of Veneto. This measure affects more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Austria shares a 404 km border with Italy and advises against traveling to affected communities in Lombardy and Veneto due to the spread of the corona virus.
Important travel information❗️ Due to the spread of the #Corona virus, there is a high security risk for some municipalities in Lombardy & Veneto. We strongly advise against unnecessary trips to the affected communities. More information: https://t.co/gZzDGYhVDc pic.twitter.com/AR2mejDbPH
- MFA Austria (@MFA_Austria) February 24, 2020AFP / ml
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.