In Austria, the corona situation has become more precarious.
The number of new coronavirus infections is of particular concern.
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Coronavirus pandemic:
In
Austria
the
corona numbers
are increasing
constantly.
The
Corona traffic light
* is supposed to help, but the current figures are "too much for the republic," explains the Austrian federal government.
A
first decision has been made for
the
ski areas like St. Anton, Ischgl and Sölden
with a view to
Covid-19
(
see update from September 8th, 6.15 p.m.
).
We have
summarized
basic
facts about the coronavirus
*
for you
.
We also offer you the current number of cases in
Germany
as well as global developments
on a map
.
Update from September 10, 1:08 p.m
.: On September 9, Austria recorded the strongest increase in
new infections *
with the
Sars-CoV-2 virus *
since March.
This emerges from the corona dashboard of the Austrian Ministry of Health.
As the Austrian Ministry of the Interior under
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced
, there were
664
new corona cases - more than half of them in the federal capital
Vienna
.
The newly introduced
Corona traffic light
in the country
(see update from September 9th, 11.12 a.m.)
could be for
Wiener Neustadt
according to
Therefore,
Lower Austria's VP-Governor
Johanna Mikl-Leitner
will soon
switch
from green to
yellow
.
The reports the Austrian portal
oe24.at
.
Currently
205 people
in Austria are in hospital treatment due to the corona virus and
39
of them are in
intensive care units
.
Meanwhile, travel warnings for Europe have been expanded.
The Federal Foreign Office is reacting to the rapidly increasing number of infections.
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Vienna is recording a sharp increase in new corona infections.
© Helmut Fohringer / apa / dpa
Coronavirus in Austria: Bitter decision on ski areas has been made - the next region is threatened with tightening
Update from September 9th, 11.12 a.m.:
On the
newly introduced Corona traffic light
in
Austria
, four regions are currently on yellow
, i.e.
the second highest of four warning levels.
Soon there could be more.
The so-called Corona Commission will
meet
again
on Thursday in
Vienna
.
In the run-up to the meeting, a dispute about the future classification has broken out.
Experts were concerned about the development, "especially in the cities," it says in the
news page Oe24.at
.
The
color of Vienna
could
soon be darker
at the Corona traffic light
, it is said.
According to experts, at least ten districts should be switched to yellow.
Some city councilors are said to be calling for
Vienna to be completely orange.
But one does not want to risk a "new party-political clinch", it says in the report.
Meanwhile, the first case of African swine fever has been confirmed in Germany.
Update from September 8th, 6.15 p.m.:
In the
coronavirus pandemic
*,
Ischgl was
not well known
as a
corona hotspot
throughout Europe
.
The
focus was on the
Mecca of many winter sports and
après-ski fans from Germany
.
With a view to the coming ski season, which
usually begins in October
on the
glaciers in Tyrol
, the question
remains
what is possible.
And what not.
The
Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP)
now provided the first answers
during a visit abroad in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Corona pandemic in Austria: Sebastian Kurz wants to keep ski areas between Vorarlberg and Tyrol open
"We have to try to lead as normal a life as possible in all areas of our life", said Kurz according to the Austria Press Agency (APA): "Winter tourism and skiing will be possible."
According to the Austrian head of government,
tourism is a major
economic factor in Austria
and is even more important in some federal states: "This is about a lot of jobs."
They will “do everything” so that
skiing
with a view to
Corona
will be “safely possible” this year.
With one caveat, however:
Aprés-ski
will “not be available like this” in the coming season, continued the Chancellor from
Vienna
.
St. Anton, Ischgl, Sölden
- well-known ski areas between
Arlberg
and
Ötztal
usually attract many thousands of après-ski fans and winter sports tourists from
Germany
every year precisely because of this benefit.
Corona virus in Austria: new corona infections are increasing rapidly - Anschober announces analysis
Update September 8, 17:45:
The
Corona infections in Austria
rising daily: According to statistics from the Austrian Ministry of Health came to early Tuesday evening, Booth 17:00,
within 24 hours 525 new coronavirus cases
in the Alpine republic should - at least the ones were reported.
Update #Coronavirus 30,098 people tested positive.
# Covid19 Detailed information at https://t.co/6DZko67co0
- Ministry of Health (@bmsgpk) September 8, 2020
According to the news portal oe24.at,
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Die Grünen) has
now announced an analysis of the latest peak in the number of infections.
The question to be clarified is whether it is an "explainable peak - after longer stability - or a rising trend".
Corona pandemic in Austria: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz - "Please don't throw away your mask"
First report from September 8th:
Austria
seemed
to get
the
corona pandemic
under control.
As a reaction to the falling number of cases,
Germany's
southernmost neighbor relaxed
accordingly after the spring.
For example, the mandatory wearing of
mouth and nose protection has
largely been abolished.
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Currently in focus: Austria's Federal Government around Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens, 1st from right) and Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP, 2nd from right)
© Helmut Fohringer / APA / dpa
In
June, however,
Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
asked “please don't throw the mask away”, because it will still be needed.
The
ÖVP politician
should be proved right.
Since Monday (September 7th), the
Alpine republic has been
relying on tougher measures in the course of the introduced Corona traffic light.
A look at the current infection numbers shows that this is understandable.
Corona in Austria: "That is too much for the republic"
According to official information from the Austrian Ministry of Health, the number of
people suffering from
Covid-19
rose
to 29,573.
Accordingly, there are currently 3,527 active
corona cases.
This development is worrying, because at the end of June there were around 400.
Update #Coronavirus 29,573 people tested positive.
# Covid19 Detailed information at https://t.co/6DZko67co0
- Ministry of Health (@bmsgpk) September 7, 2020
The number of infections in Europe has been increasing since the end of July - including Austria.
The daily new infections have been almost always above the 300 mark since mid-August - apart from the weekends.
On Monday, the federal agency spoke of 481 new
Covid-19 cases
.
Although this does not yet correspond to the
corona peak
in March, when a constant 800 new cases (on March 26th even 1,063) were added, the authorities are still concerned.
Anything over 100 new infections "is too much for the republic", says Christoph Wenisch, head of the infection department of the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital in
Vienna
, opposite oe24.at.
Corona in Austria: dubious development - everything under control?
Despite these worrying tones,
Austria still
seems to be
coping well with
the situation at the moment.
It is currently possible to dismiss the health system.
Of the more than 3,500 active
corona cases
, only 29 patients need to be treated in the intensive care unit.
This is due, on the one hand, to advances in treatment and, on the other, to the fact that younger people are currently becoming more and more infected.
In this age group, the disease often takes a milder course.
Accordingly, there are hardly any new deaths at the moment.
A total of 16
Covid-19 deaths have been
added
since August 1
.
The death toll is 729, of which 57 percent are male.
All in all, it is important for the
black-green federal government
to closely monitor
current developments in
Austria
.
Is
the
Alpine republic
developing
into a
corona hotspot
?
Or is the current situation rather similar to that in other countries such as
Germany
comparable?
At the moment, many things indicate the latter, because
returnees still make up a large proportion of new infections
in
Austria
.
In order for it to stay that way, the number of infections should decrease soon.
Corona in Austria: Unexpected financial support from US President Donald Trump
Meanwhile, there is
unexpected help from Donald Trump *
for around 100
Austrians
.
Because
checks signed
by the
US President
to combat the economic consequences of the
Corona crisis
have now surprisingly
landed
with a number of
Austrians
.
According to the ORF, more than 100 such checks for 1200 dollars each (around 1000 euros) have now been cashed at banks.
The reason for the cash blessing could be a data breach with the American authorities.
The
US government
had sent checks to countless people, intended as help in the Corona crisis *.
Incidentally, payments to more than a million deaths were mistakenly made.
Apparently the Ministry of Finance and the tax authorities had not compared their data with the deceased reports from the social security authorities before sending the aid checks.
(as) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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