The number of new corona infections remains high shortly before the end of the lockdown.
The government around Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wants to announce the first easing on Wednesday.
The
second wave * of
the
corona pandemic *
continues to cause high numbers of infections
in
Austria
.
The
government
probably wants to keep the hotels
closed
over
Christmas
- that would have an impact on
skiing holidays
.
In the
future, the
police
should be able to monitor compliance with
corona requirements
on site.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Update from December 1, 9:16 p.m.:
In the smoldering dispute about the opening of the
ski areas
in
Austria
,
Bavaria has
stepped up.
State Chancellery Chief
Florian Herrmann
appealed in Munich “to Austrian friends to reconsider”.
The Free State is still in favor of keeping the ski slopes closed across Europe until January 10th.
Previously, Austria's Minister of Tourism, Elisabeth Köstinger, had
forbidden
any
interference
from the German side.
"I heard we shouldn't give advice and they don't care what suggestions we have," replied Herrmann.
The CSU politician could
only advise
the
Alpine republic
to "just possibly do it the way we do it."
Corona in Austria: Numbers still high - Kurz still apparently wants to relax
First report from December 1, 5:05 p.m.:
Vienna - The
Austrian federal government
wants to discuss the
upcoming easing
after the
hard lockdown
on Tuesday afternoon
.
On Wednesday they are to be decided in the Council of Ministers and then presented to the public.
Due to the continued
high number of infections
, Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz has
already
dampened
expectations.
"We will have to live with further massive restrictions after December 7th," he told the
Kleine Zeitung
on Sunday.
Corona in Austria: Government wants to ban skiing holidays over Christmas
In addition to the
cautious opening steps
that have
already become known
, such as opening the trade, a real
bang is looming
.
The government is planning
to ban ski holidays over Christmas
.
According to a report by
oe24.at
, in addition to the catering trade,
hotels
should also
remain closed
over Christmas
.
This means that skiing would only be possible as a day tour, i.e.
without overnight stays
in hotels and hut visits.
It has not yet been clarified
whether
the ski areas will
even be able to
open
over Christmas.
A heated debate has broken out in Europe on this issue.
Kurz
has already clearly
positioned itself
against a Europe-wide closure of the ski areas
.
However, the sports and leisure facilities will
not be part of the first opening step
in
Austria
, the Chancellor announced in the
Kleine Zeitung
.
Nevertheless, the government wants to make
more sport possible
again in the "foreseeable future"
, especially if it takes place outdoors and as an individual
sport
.
Corona in Austria: More than 3000 new infections - 141 deaths
On Tuesday, the new
Corona numbers *
in
Austria were published
later than usual.
3,033 new infections were
registered
from Monday to Tuesday
.
That is almost 300 more than yesterday, but there is significantly less testing at the weekend.
4,377 new cases were reported last Tuesday.
The situation in the
hospitals
remains
tense
.
There are 152 more patients in the normal wards than yesterday, while there are ten fewer patients in the intensive care units.
Within a day are
141 people
in connection with the
coronavirus *
died
.
Most
new infections
within 24 hours were
reported
in
Vienna
.
The number of new
corona cases in
the individual federal states at a glance:
Vienna
: 665
Upper Austria
: 593
Styria
: 401
Tyrol
: 383
Lower Austria
: 366
Salzburg
: 266
Carinthia
: 195
Vorarlberg
: 103
Burgenland
: 61
Corona in Austria: Police should be able to control offices in the future
According to the
APA
present
legislative proposals
should in addition to the district administrative authorities in future also expressly
police
compliance with
corona requirements
are allowed to control on site.
The police should therefore
establishments
,
places of work
,
transport
and
specific locations
to control the
corona measures
are allowed to enter.
The
controls
do not include the
private living
area
.
It is basically excluded from the definition of “certain places” according to the Measures Act.
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