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Chancellor Kurz announces new corona rules for the winter: German tourists are also hit hard

2020-09-24T20:30:35.309Z


Austria is gearing up for winter tourism, but is fighting against Corona in large cities. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke at the press conference - the ticker for reading.


Austria is gearing up for winter tourism, but is fighting against Corona in large cities.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke at the press conference - the ticker for reading.

  • From 10 a.m.,

    Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will

    speak

    at the

    press conference

    on new

    Corona *

    measures

    and the

    lockdown law

    .

  • The cities of

    Vienna

    and

    Innsbruck

    were recently given a

    red rating

    because of the high

    seven-day

    incidence.

  • The PK is available here from 10 a.m. in the

    live ticker

    .

Update 10.55 a.m.:

Rudolf Anschober also

announces that there

will be more

controls

on the mountains

.

The press conference is now over, the participants put on their

masks

and say goodbye.

Update 10:51 am:

"The virus did not

originate

in

Tyrol

," said Günther Platter, who was asked why he had not

apologized

for the incidents in

Ischgl

so far

.

However, he points to a work-up.

He

felt sorry for the

deaths

*, "even very sorry".

Corona in Austria: Kurz rejects thesis about intentionally quick travel warnings

Update 10.45 a.m.:

Individual

media representatives

are now allowed to ask their questions.

The Chancellor is optimistic that travel warnings for Austria will soon be lifted.

He

rejects the

thesis that

travel warnings for Austria *

from other countries were issued earlier because Austria itself quickly issued travel warnings in the spring.

The countries are very transparent in this regard and some of them work with an algorithm.

Update 10.44 a.m.:

People would therefore “accept restrictions on their personal freedom”.

It's not just about jobs, but about the existence of entire families.

Update 10.41 a.m.:

The President of the

Austrian

Chamber of

Commerce

,

Harald Mahrer

is now the last in line.

He also praised the cooperation with industry representatives and emphasized how important foreign guests are for the industry.

Tightening of the corona measures: après-ski only accounts for three percent of sales

Update 10:38 a.m.:

Platter also refers again to the

après-ski

.

This only accounts for three percent of sales and should therefore not endanger the other 97 percent.

Therefore, he advocates the clearer measures.

Update 10:36 am:

The

Tyrolean governor Günther Platter also

refers to the "necessary tightening.

Every fourth job in Tyrol is directly or indirectly affected by tourism.

The important

winter season

can only be saved

with a good concept

.

Update 10:32 a.m.:

Although the trend is "worrying" internationally, in Austria the

numbers

* have stabilized and they would no longer increase significantly.

Adhering to the

preventive measures

is "about a lot," Anschober appeals to the population.

He also thanks the people in the industry who have contributed a lot to the

security concept and

who have contributed many small details.

Corona in Austria: Ski courses only with a maximum of ten people

Update 10:28 a.m.:

Health Minister

Rudolf Anschober

from the Greens is now

doing

his part.

Although they are currently in a "very difficult phase", they can now present a good

winter tourism

concept.

Update 10:23 a.m.:

In addition, there will be clear rules and mask requirements in the

catering trade

.

When queuing for gondolas and lifts, greater attention is paid to the safety distance, and

a maximum of 10 people can take part

in

ski courses

.

Ski instructors

have the opportunity to be tested * regularly.

Sebastian Kurz and Elisabeth Köstinger: Aprés-ski will not take place as usual!

Update 10:20 a.m.:

Aprés-ski

will only be able to take place while sitting.

Dance and movement while standing in a confined space is a potential source of

infection

and cannot be permitted.

As in local public transport, it is mandatory to wear a mask

at the

cable cars

and

lifts

.

Advent and Christmas

markets are particularly important for cities and should be able to open in December.

However, each store has to create its own concept.

Update 10.16 a.m.:

Now

Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger takes

the floor.

She also sums up that summer tourism would have worked well.

However,

urban tourism

in the country would have suffered.

Update 10.15 a.m.:

Aprés-ski will not be possible in Austria as we know it - Kurz now clearly announced that.

Corona in Austria: Tourism accounts for 15 percent of GDP

Update 10:12 a.m.:

Kurz also makes it clear again that he is not only interested in health, but also in jobs.

High numbers of infections would lead to

lockdowns

,

restrictions

and

travel warnings

.

Tourism in particular, which accounts for 15 percent of GDP, would be about some jobs and livelihoods.

The rules for summer tourism would have worked well.

Update 10:08 am:

And now it’s already starting, Sebastian Kurz takes the floor and now wants to present a plan of how winter tourism in Austria “can and should work”.

Some people in Austria would not believe that the numbers would continue to rise.

Half of all new infections would have been recorded in

Vienna

, "the growth must be stopped!" With reference to

Israel

and

France

one saw "how fast it can go."

Update 10:04 a.m.:

The desks are already ready, but Chancellor Kurz is still waiting a bit.

It should actually start in Vienna in a few minutes.

Notification of origin:

Munich / Vienna - While the

seven-day incidence *

in the

major cities of Austria is

partially red, the country is gearing up for

winter tourism

.

So new rules and a

lockdown *

law will be

announced.

Sebastian Kurz

will

speak

at a

press conference

from 10 a.m.

together with

Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober

and

Minister of Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger

on the new

Covid *

law passed

by the National Council

.

Austrian tourism in Corona times?

Seven-day incidence in Innsbruck and Vienna on red

According to

OE24, the

new

measures

were

previously discussed vigorously.

Anschober was

so accommodating

to the opposition

SPÖ

that the party was still able to agree.

It will be exciting to see how the country

wants to reconcile

the upcoming

winter tourism

with the rising

corona numbers

.

The seven-day incidence in

Innsbruck

, for example, is 137.8, in the

capital Vienna it

is also a frightening 114.7.

Belgium has

already issued a travel warning for the two cities, which the

health authority has given

red.

Coronavirus in Austria: new lockdown law passed

A new

lockdown law

, which is limited to ten days and has clear rules,

should help

.

Leaving the

living area should

only be allowed for five reasons.

Except in

private apartments

,

entry bans

may also

be imposed everywhere.

If the rules are violated, severe penalties are imposed.

Individuals could be asked to pay up to 1,450 euros.

Restaurants

and public facilities should be prepared for payments of up to 30,000 euros.

(ta) * merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © Georg Hochmuth / APA / dpa

Source: merkur

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