Corona in Austria: Chancellor Kurz suddenly invites German ski tourists - "No contact with Markus Söder"

The number of new corona infections in Austria remains high.

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz comes under pressure, because of the ski resorts there are signs of a dispute with Germany.

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• The

  second wave * of

  the

  corona pandemic *

  continues to cause high numbers of infections

  in

  Austria

  .

• Hotels

  and

  restaurants will

  remain

  closed

  until January 7th

  during the

  Covid-19 crisis

  , but

  ski lifts may open from December 24th.

• Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP)

  invites German ski tourists - there

  is therefore a dispute

  with

  Bavaria's Markus Söder (CSU)

  (

  see update from December 3, 8.45 p.m.

  ).

• This

  news ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from December 3, 8.45 p.m.:

Despite the

on this question with

,

invited German winter tourists to the Alpine republic and also given a specific date for their possible return.

"We are already looking forward to the German guests, but the fact that we did not start the season for tourism until January 7th," said the Austrian head of government this Thursday on

: "We have just like other countries a certain concern about the already strong interaction that just happens over the

.

We feel that there will be so many family gatherings over the Christmas holidays, and also at the turn of the year, that we have to be as careful as possible in other areas.

We have therefore

somewhat decoupled

the start of

as a sport and the start of tourism. "

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Need to talk: Markus Söder (left) and Sebastian Kurz.

(Archive photo from May 2019)

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Corona pandemic in Austria: Sebastian Kurz wants to reopen the ski lifts at Christmas

That means: In

,

according to Kurz

, the

open

again

on

-

just in

time for Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Until January 6th, however, a multi-day quarantine obligation applies to all travelers from

- for example from Germany.

In

, the federal and state governments extended the lockdown light (at least) until January 10th during the week.

If it was not already the overlap (7 to 10 January) with the date so directed as well as

and

repeats the request to the German citizens, this winter to

and to forego tourist trips - all because of

.

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Riezlern: Gondolas of the Kanzelwandbahn hang in the valley station in Kleinwalstertal.

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Corona pandemic in Austria: Sebastian Kurz - disagreement with Markus Söder?

Most recently, Chancellor Merkel in particular reacted thinly to Austria's refusal to bring about

a Europe-wide closure of all

in the

.

Söder

had decided

against

any travel to

and

threatened

tougher

in this context.

Apparently there were no agreements

between the Federal Chancellery in

and the State Chancellery in

.

When

asked

about

,

Kurz said: "Well

, I had no contact

with

on the subject." At another point in the interview, the ÖVP politician reiterated: "I haven't had any contact with Markus Söder recently."

Corona pandemic in Austria: Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler criticizes Boss Sebastian Kurz

Update from December 3, 4.40 p.m.:

Austria's Chancellor

was

criticized

for his choice of words when

the

on Wednesday, also by Vice Chancellor

.

"The way the travel restrictions were communicated yesterday in part was

for me

" Kogler told the

on Thursday

.

The

are a

for the next few weeks, emphasized Kogler.

In

, the restaurants and hotels have been closed and stricter exit restrictions than in some neighboring countries.

However,

disturbed

the

of the Chancellor's statements.

Kurz

said on Wednesday that the

through trips abroad in the summer

.

He referred in particular to the states from the

.

“I very much regret that many people have found this to be

.

And I am thinking in particular of the many women and men who have been fully committed to us for many months in nursing homes, hospitals - including the intensive care units - and in other important areas, ”said Kogler.

Many of them have

in the "regions that were unilaterally addressed yesterday".

The Vice Chancellor demanded more

and

from Kurz

.

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Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (l.) Criticized the statements of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (r.) About the new Corona travel restrictions in Austria.

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Roland Schlager

Corona in Austria: Around 4,000 new cases - "intensive care units heavily overloaded"

Update from December 3, 3 p.m.:

The number of new infections in

is slowly falling, but remains at a high level.

From Wednesday to Thursday

recorded

in Austria,

1557 fewer than on the same day the previous week.

In addition,

in connection with a corona infection.

"Our main goal is to reduce these far too many deaths as quickly as possible," said Health Minister

.

Despite the decline, he is not yet satisfied

with the development of the

.

"These are still

" he said on Thursday.

In addition, the situation in the

still tense.

There are currently

 in intensive

treatment.

“That is still a

.

Such a stressful situation cannot be sustained for a long time by the great staff in the hospitals, ”explained Anschober.

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Health Minister of Austria: Rudolf "Rudi" Anschober.

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Corona in Austria: data glitch on site for mass test registration

Update from December 3, 9.45 a.m.:

Since Wednesday at midnight, it has been possible to register on the website

for the

planned

in

.

But by the afternoon of the same day, the

.

The users were shown the following message: “Maintenance work is currently being carried out.

The site will be available again shortly.

Previous registrations remain.

Thank you for your comprehension!"

The page has been

.

From the

, which is responsible for the site, it said that this may have been a

could have acted, reports

.

Already in the morning there were frequent

the site.

The operator of the site, the

, explained the failure by forgetting

to delete

.

It was

of

and

given the company assured.

The platform was created under

.

Nevertheless, it was of course

with test data

.

In the time pressure they obviously forgot to postpone the test configuration, it was said.

On Wednesday evening around 8 p.m. A1 World Direct reported that the site was online again.

Corona in Austria: Briefly warns against excessive loosening

Update from December 2, 9:29 p.m

.: The

in

is still tense.

In view of the current infection situation, it should not be loosened too quickly.

Federal Chancellor

(ÖVP) made this very

clear

to

on Wednesday evening

: “

you want a quick solution, I ask for your understanding.

If we opened everything up straight away, we would be in

again at the beginning of January

. ”It would be the third overall.

Kurz

knows that it is “an unpopular role to convey such a message.” The 34-year-old would also “like to go on vacation or go to a pub”, but it would ultimately be “negligent to pretend you could open everything now without any consequences. ”On Tuesday the Alpine republic reported 3033 new infections within 24 hours, on Wednesday there were 3972.

However,

spread

cautious optimism and spoke of the possibility that “we can get relatively far down with the infection figures by Christmas - if we all try”, so that a “reasonably dignified Christmas” is possible.

Corona in Austria: Söder on tourist winter sports shutdown - "correct and understandable"

Update from December 2, 4:05 p.m .:

The

Bavarian Prime Minister

rated the

for many tourists in

during the

as "correct and understandable".

On Wednesday, the CSU boss wrote on Twitter: “Even if it's difficult: safety comes first.

The holidays must not become a risk. "

No skiing vacation in # Austria: The decision is correct and understandable.

Even if it is difficult: safety comes first.

The holidays must not become a risk.

https://t.co/PSpCn2hikL

- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) December 2, 2020

The German Federal Health

(CDU) also welcomed the announced

for people entering

, which

is intended to curb

.

Everyone still had the experience of February and March when

the

brought to

due to the

from skiing holidays, in

some cases unnoticed

, said Spahn on Wednesday after a video conference with his EU counterparts.

Corona in Austria: Kurz names new rules for Christmas, quarantine, skiing

Update from December 2, 2:12 p.m.:

The

government

is now

.

The most important statements at a glance:

• The

  trade

  ,

  compulsory schools

  and

  body-related services

  are allowed to reopen on December 7th.

• Hotels

  and

  restaurants will be

  closed

  until January 7th

  .

• As of

  December 24

  is

  outdoor sports

  again permitted without contact.

  This means that skiing and cross-country skiing are possible over Christmas.

• A

  ten-day quarantine

  obligation

  applies to those arriving by mid-December at the latest

  .

Update from December 2, 2:02 p.m.: Kurz

appealed to the population

to use

the

wisely.

He hopes that not everyone rushes into the shops on the first day, but rather spreads out over the next few days.

announced a

after the holidays.

The aim is to discover people who have become

infected

over

.

Update from December 2, 1:50 p.m.:

Exceptions to the new

regulations apply to

and

, Kurz explained

when

asked.

The Chancellor named New Year's Eve parties in Prague or visits to home by many Austrian citizens from the Western Balkans as examples of scenarios that one would like to prevent.

"Our goal must be that we do not have a risk from returning travelers after Christmas."

The lockdown phase is a tough & restrictive phase for us, but it also has an effect.

We have succeeded in preventing excessive demands on medical capacities.

- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) December 2, 2020

Corona in Austria: Strict rules at the border - quarantine obligation for travelers

Update from December 2, 1:42 p.m.:

For Germans who

wanted to spend

their

in the

neighboring country

during the

, this means:

imposes

a

for all people entering from

.

In addition, the hotels will remain closed until January 7th.

Skiing is therefore only possible as a

for the Austrian population.

Update from December 2, 1:35 p.m .:

Interior Minister

declares that Austria wants to enforce a strict “entry regime” before Christmas.

In the summer, return travelers caused a steady increase in the number of infections.

A ten-day quarantine obligation therefore applies to travelers.

Corona in Austria: the number of infections has stabilized

Update from December 2, 1.30 p.m.:

Minister of Health

first gave a review of the

the number of

at the end of October and beginning of November.

The

in

and subsequently reducing the number of new infections in Austria.

"It's too slow for me every day, but the trend is right," said Anschober.

The

health minister made it clear that the

total number of

with the

virus is

falling step by step.

By December 9th, a forecast shows an average number of new infections of 2000 new cases per day.

The

currently the many

.

“This number is not just a number, but life, fate,” said

.

The next big goal must be to reduce the number of deaths.

The number of occupied

is currently falling and it has been

possible to prevent

from being

.

“But there is still a lot to be done,” explained Anschober.

One must press ahead with the stabilization and sustainable reduction of the numbers.

"It remains a tough process."

Corona in Austria: New rules - outdoor sports without contact allowed from Christmas

Update from December 2, 1:20 p.m.:

Vice Chancellor

explains that the

cannot yet be opened up.

“We have to remain cautious.” By and large, understanding in this industry also prevails.

There is no prospect for events until January 7, explained Kogler.

From December 24th,

without contact will be possible again.

Kögler listed

and cross-country skiing

as examples

.

still

.

Corona in Austria: Kurz wants to "rely on a consistent border regime" in winter

Update from December 2, 1:12 p.m .:

"It is absolutely realistic to get to a lower infection level before Christmas," emphasizes

.

It is up to everyone to keep the number of

growing

as slowly as possible.

Finally, the Chancellor appealed to the population

to abide

by the

and to

take part

in the

tests.

Kurz

would like to rely on a "

" in the

future

.

In summer you have the numbers in

decreased by

they were then rose again.

One wants to prevent this scenario in winter.

Austria rules: skiing is possible again after Christmas

Update from December 2, 1:07 p.m .:

"The falling numbers are a success, but no reason to give the all-clear," explains Kurz.

are allowed to

open from

December 7th

.

The upper levels, with the exception of the final classes, remain in distance learning.

The

,

and

are also allowed to open from December 7th.

There will be

between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Contacts should be restricted to another household again.

The goal is

to get

the infection

numbers

down by

so that a

with up to

can be made possible, explains Kurz.

“It should be a dignified Christmas, with the highest possible level of security.” From

outdoor sports and thus

made possible.

Update from December 2, 1:02 p.m.:

Chancellor

takes the floor first.

The

phase

had had an impact.

It was possible to prevent excessive demands on hospital capacities.

Therefore, one can now make careful

steps again.

Briefly, however, makes it clear: "The pandemic is not over." He expects a return to normal in summer.

Update from December 2, 12.30 p.m.:

At 1 p.m., Federal Chancellor

(ÖVP), Vice Chancellor

(Greens), Health Minister

(Greens) and Interior Minister

(ÖVP) appear in front of the public and announce the plan for the

of the world Procedure in the

.

According to media reports, most of the

measures will be

extended.

Only the trade and schools should be allowed to open next week.

Corona in Austria: 3972 new infections and 121 deaths

Because: the number of

in

is falling too slowly.

From Tuesday to Wednesday,

recorded

again

, around 650 more than in the 24 hours before.

In addition,

were reported.

The number of

and patients in the

is gradually falling.

On Wednesday, 4245 people infected with corona were treated in hospitals across Austria, 674 of them in intensive care.

The numbers of

from the

at a glance:

• Upper Austria

  : 677

• Lower Austria

  : 636

• Styria

  : 593

• Vienna

  : 553

• Salzburg

  : 450

• Carinthia

  : 358

• Tyrol

  : 332

• Vorarlberg

  : 222

• Burgenland

  : 151

Corona in Austria: Federal President Van der Bellen receives Kurz and Kogler

Update from December 2, 11.40 a.m.:

On Wednesday morning, Federal President

received Federal Chancellor

and Vice Chancellor

.

They spoke about the planned

after the

and the medium-term strategy of fighting pandemic in

.

In order to emerge from the crisis “stronger than ever,

in our society is

needed,

” said

after the conversation with the

.

"The coming weeks and months, like the last ones, will be a great challenge for our country," wrote the Federal President in a statement.

Everything must be done in the coming weeks to get the

under control and

avoid

a

.

In order to emerge from the health and economic crisis stronger than ever, good cooperation between all relevant forces in our society is needed now.

Only together will we bring Austria back through this time & after the Corona crisis.

(vdb) pic.twitter.com/lVmvVrEakI

- A. Van der Bellen (@vanderbellen) December 2, 2020

Corona in Austria: Anschober wants to change the publication of the numbers

Update from December 2, 9.50 a.m.:

As we already reported, the

in

published later than usual

on Tuesday, one day before today's

.

The reason for this is now clear.

The

around Minister

asked for the future publication of the corona numbers from the

laboratories'

.

These tend to be much lower than the values ​​published so far.

Since the beginning of the

all media and the population have been comparing

the values ​​that are

transmitted

daily to the

in the Ministry of the Interior

.

"If you suddenly break with this practice, you would only be

the population,

" the

a federal state

explained

to

.

“And that just before the day on which far-reaching opening steps after the lockdown are to be announced.

A rogue who thinks evil. ”

the request of the Ministry of Health.

Corona: Bavarian State Chancellor appeals to the "Austrian friends" in the ski Zoff

Update from December 1, 9:16 p.m.:

In the smoldering dispute about the opening of the

in

,

stepped up.

State Chancellor

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

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

to "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

wants to discuss the

after the

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

, Chancellor

already

dampened

expectations.

"We will have to live with further massive restrictions after December 7th," he told the

on Sunday.

Corona in Austria: Government wants to ban skiing holidays over Christmas

In addition to the

that have

already become known

, such as opening the trade, a real

.

The government is planning

.

According to a report by

, in addition to the catering trade,

should also

over Christmas

.

This means that skiing would only be possible as a day tour, i.e.

in hotels and hut visits.

It has not yet been clarified

whether

even be able to

over Christmas.

A heated debate has broken out in Europe on this issue.

has already clearly

positioned itself

.

However, the sports and leisure facilities will

in

, the Chancellor announced in the

.

Nevertheless, the government wants to make

again in the "foreseeable future"

, especially if it takes place outdoors and as an individual

.

Corona in Austria: More than 3000 new infections - 141 deaths

On Tuesday, the new

in

later than usual.

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

remains

.

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

in connection with the

.

Most

within 24 hours were

reported

in

.

The number of new

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

present

should in addition to the district administrative authorities in future also expressly

compliance with

are allowed to control on site.

The police should therefore

,

,

and

to control the

are allowed to enter.

The

controls

.

It is basically excluded from the definition of “certain places” according to the Measures Act.

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