In Austria, you should also wear an FFP2 mask for winter sports because of Corona.
A manager in a ski area blows her mind: "At some point it will be enough."
Austria is going
into a third
Corona *
lockdown
due to the high
incidence *
- the
ski lifts are
still open.
The
mask requirement
for winter sports causes outrage among the operators.
In the first
mass test * there
were fewer Austrians than expected - now the government is advertising with
easing
after participation.
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Vienna - The
ski lifts
are allowed to open under strict conditions from December 24th - but hardly anyone expects tourists in Austria on that day.
They have
to be in
quarantine
for
up to ten days
due to
Corona
.
The start is intended for locals anyway - but without
Ischgl
, which should mean something even to non-winter sports enthusiasts.
And
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
will not be there either.
The reason: the Austria-wide obligation
to wear
an
FFP2 mask
in the gondolas and when queuing
.
"At some point it will be enough," said Saalbacher Bergbahnen managing director Isabella Dschulnigg the
Salzburger Nachrichten
.
The FFP2 obligation is
unconstitutional
from the point of view of their industry
.
A cable car cannot guarantee a check of the masks, but the
legal liability
lies with the managing directors.
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Fun in Ischgl (archive image) - before Corona
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Ischgl tourism director on Corona in Austria: "We are in the shop window"
In Ischgl, once a
hotspot
for the spread of the corona virus, the problem is the cross-border ski area with Switzerland.
"If you make two turns in Swiss territory, you would have to be in quarantine when you return to Austria," said Ischgl's tourism director Andreas Steibl.
In
Switzerland and Austria,
completely different regulations also
prevailed
when it came to the requirement for protective masks and the
catering trade
.
"We are in the shop window and would rather not start under these conditions." Shall now after in Austria to A start
on January 17
permanent
lockdown
sought
which also includes restaurants and hotels.
Corona mass tests in Austria: Kurz government tries a second run
In the neighboring country of Germany, the incidence value is currently around
200
.
Last Friday, the Austrian Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) announced
a
third hard lockdown
.
The second didn't end until December 7th.
All-day
exit
restrictions
apply again from December 26th to January 24th
.
There should be easing for citizens who take part in the
corona mass tests
planned for mid-January (15-17)
.
Specifically, that means: From December 26th.
Trade and body-close service providers are closed again.
Affected employees have the option of short-time work.
This year there will still be a sales replacement, from next year there will be a fixed cost subsidy.
- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) December 18, 2020
The country has a different timetable than Germany:
Shops
(except pharmacies and drug stores),
museums
and
schools
have to close again - from January
18,
they should then be accessible to those citizens who
can show
a
negative test result
.
Teachers, shop assistants and public transport drivers will be retested
weekly
from this date
.
(dpa / AFP / frs)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital editorial network.
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