In Austria there is a corona outbreak in a police control center.
The lockdown in the Alpine republic will last until December 6th due to Covid-19.
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Coronavirus pandemic
* in Austria
: The
second corona wave
*
hits the Alpine republic with full force and ensures high
numbers of Covid-19 cases
.
The government of
Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP)
decided on a
lockdown
until December 6th.
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news ticker
is constantly updated.
Update from November 23, 10:30 a.m.:
The number of
new coronavirus infections
is
apparently
falling
in
Austria
.
According
to the Ministry of Health
, there were
3145 newly registered corona cases
within 24 hours
as of Monday morning
.
Austria also
reported
71 new deaths
related to the insidious lung disease.
Coronavirus pandemic in Austria: Corona outbreak at the police station in Linz
First report from November 23rd:
Munich / Linz -
In the
Corona pandemic
*,
the
police
are
the great admonisher and enforcer of the
Covid-19
* restrictions
- whether in
Germany
or
Austria
.
But what if the officials themselves
(cannot) adhere
to the
distance
rules?
At the beginning of the
coronavirus crisis
, this was often a point of criticism via social media, for example when citizens
complained
about full
police
vans.
Corona pandemic in Austria: 45 police officers infected with the corona virus in a precinct
Now there is a
corona outbreak on a police station in Austria!
To be more precise, in
Linz
in Upper
Austria
.
As the authorities
confirmed to
the news portal
krone.at
, 45 officers from the police control center for emergency calls tested positive for the
SARS-CoV-2 pathogen
.
The tests were ordered after the virus was detected in a police officer.
According to the
Kronen Zeitung newspaper
, the department has a total of 85 civil servants - which means that more than half were infected.
Striking: According to the report, the emergency call center is currently located in a different area because the control center is being rebuilt.
Coronavirus pandemic in Austria: Police apparently did not comply with Covid-19 distance rules
And: in the alternative precinct, the rooms are too small, which is why the police officers sit together in groups of several employees in narrow offices.
Doesn't sound like an exemplary implementation of the AHA rules.
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