Austria is successful in the fight against the corona virus and therefore decides to relax it. All developments here in the news ticker.
- Corona crisis : Austria is relaxing its exit restrictions .
- For some time now, the number of newcomers has exceeded the number of newly infected people .
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany .
- You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available .
Update, 10.45 p.m .: A Viennese medical doctor warned against premature euphoria despite the success in the fight against the corona virus and in view of the initial easing of the initial restrictions.
“ Covid-19 is only over when there is a vaccination. Seven billion people are said to be vaccinated. There I see a big security issue, and everything that is cleverly checked takes time, ”said infectiologist Christoph Wenisch from Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital in an Ö1 program:“ Normal everyday life only takes place after Covid-19 . That will be at the earliest in 2022 or in the 2023s when the vaccination is there. "
Cure for Corona? The Ebola drug Remdesivir.
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In addition, the Ebola drug Remdesivir has yet to prove itself in the treatment of corona patients in the long term.
Corona crisis management brings Chancellor Kurz and ÖVP high spirits
Update of April 18, 10:20 p.m .: Crisis management in the corona crisis has given Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's ruling ÖVP a high mood among voters.
According to the profil Sunday question, the conservative People's Party now comes to 48 percent - and thus increases by a whopping nine percentage points. At the moment, the absolute majority would be within reach for Kurz ' ÖVP . SPÖ and coalition partners The Greens follow by a wide margin (16 percent each).
First report from April 18:
Munich / Vienna - Political mud battle in Vienna , in the middle of the corona crisis .
A photo caused a lot of excitement in Austria . It shows: Five employees of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, as they stand with drinks on a small balcony, which makes the minimum distances between people impossible.
Corona crisis in Austria: Ministry of Economy in Vienna embarrasses itself
The news portal krone.at reported on the incident - and asked whether it was a “corona party” .
A blogger published an explosive photo on "Fish and Meat" on Friday. On the balcony of the Federal Ministry for Digitization and Economy by Magarete Schramböck (ÖVP) five employees can be seen crowded with drinks.
- Rinaldo Mogyorosy (@RMogyorosy) April 17, 2020A spokesman for the business department called the behavior of the five employees on the ministry balcony on the Vienna Stubenring "completely unacceptable", the report said. But it was not a "corona party".
Corona in Austria: Political mud battle in the middle of the pandemic
Nevertheless, the outcry was great - especially among the opposition. The right-wing conservative FPÖ criticized: "While people are telling people at the daily press conferences that they should stay at home, they celebrate elsewhere."
Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP) announced a "quick and hard procedure" on the matter. The embarrassment could no longer prevent this. Meanwhile, the fight against the corona virus continues unabated in Austria .
Corona crisis in Austria: Spectacular rescue operation of coronavirus patient between Vorarlberg and Vienna
In a spectacular rescue operation, a Black Hawk helicopter from the German Army flew a seriously ill corona patient from Bludenz in Vorarlberg, including a flying intensive care unit, to Vienna, 600 kilometers away.
Not an easy task to land at the AKH at night after a long flight with night vision devices. Our pilots flew an intensive care patient from Vorarlberg to the AKH yesterday. #Bundesheer pic.twitter.com/5sBlA8wkz2
- Michael Bauer (@Bundesheerbauer) April 17, 2020The pilots had to land at the hospital at night with special night vision devices.
There is further good news from the Alpine Republic, in which the first easing of the initial restrictions came into force: The number of patients who have recovered from a corona infection has exceeded the 10,000 mark.
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