The corona infection numbers in Austria are still high.
In Tyrol there is a suspicion of the virus mutation B.1.1.7 in 17 corona cases.
In
Austria
there is a risk of an
extension of the school lockdown
due to the high number of infections
.
According to Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz,
the accelerated
corona vaccination strategy is working
.
In
Tyrol
there is a suspicion of
virus mutation B1.1.7
in 17 corona cases
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from January 12th, 4.40 p.m.:
Suspected cases of the
corona mutation B.1.1.7
have
now also
occurred
in a
senior citizens' home
in
Vienna
.
After the holidays, a noticeable number of
corona infections
had been registered there, as the APA news agency reported.
According to this,
42 of 101 residents were
infected
with the corona
virus
.
"Most of the residents show no or only very few symptoms," said the home management.
“In close coordination with the federal and state health authorities, the carrier has therefore
arranged for
AGES
to
sequence
the smears
.
This sequencing should clarify whether the virus is already the
mutated variant B.1.1.7
.
Using a special PCR process, AGES was able to identify a mutated variant, ”said a written statement sent to the APA.
A
visit and admission
freeze was imposed
in the affected
nursing home
.
Corona in Austria: Suspected virus mutation among ski instructors in Tyrol
Update from January 12, 3:35 p.m.:
In the Tyrolean community of
Jochberg
in the Kitzbühel district, there is a
specific suspicion of the
corona mutation B.1.1.7
that has occurred in Great Britain
in
17 corona cases
.
The state of
Tyrol announced
in a statement on Tuesday
that an initial test by AGES revealed this
.
A final result can be expected in a week.
The federal government ordered the population in Jochberg to be comprehensively
tested
for the
corona virus
with
immediate
effect
.
Citizens were strongly advised to have a
PCR test
carried out.
Previously,
abnormalities
in PCR tests were found
in the 17 affected people
.
According to the state of
Tyrol, the
majority of those affected are
British citizens
.
They took part in a ski instructor training course in Jochberg.
Classes with students therefore did not take place.
The last people to
arrive should have arrived
in
Tyrol
on December 18th
.
Other people from the
Kufstein
and
Kitzbühel districts
had also found suspicious PCR profiles, it said.
So far, four cases of the
corona mutation B.1.1.7 have been known
in
Austria
.
Suspected British # COVID19 mutation #inTirol: After an #AGES initial test, 17 tests are suspected of being br.
Virus strain.
The Jochberg population is called upon to be tested for the #Coronavirus using a free #PCR test.
https://t.co/ZVpCUhXbSs
- Land Tirol (@unserlandtirol) January 12, 2021
Corona in Austria: According to Kurz, most of the old people's and nursing homes will be vaccinated in two weeks
Update from January 12, 12:05 p.m.: In
a statement to the APA,
Austria's Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
was pleased that the accelerated
corona vaccination strategy
is working.
The
majority of nursing homes
will within two weeks against the coronavirus
by vaccinated
be.
In Lower Austria and Carinthia, this goal could be achieved by the end of this week, reported Kurz.
“This is an
important milestone
in protecting the elderly and vulnerable groups.
The faster we vaccinate these groups, the more likely we are to avoid
overloading
the hospitals and intensive care units, ”explained
Kurz
.
Currently
around 10,000 vaccinations are
administered
per day
, said the Chancellor, referring to feedback from the federal states and care facilities.
The immunization of residents and employees of
old people's and nursing homes
currently has top priority, said Kurz.
Corona in Austria: Kurz is probably planning to extend the school lockdown
Update January 12, 10:05:
On January 18, should in
Austria
actually the
classroom
to the
schools
start again.
Education Minister
Heinz Fassmann
(ÖVP) therefore announced the procurement of
five million antigen self-tests
for schoolchildren at
the weekend
.
“As easy as picking a nose,” it said in an instruction video.
However, the number of
infections
in Austria is still too high.
So far, no federal state has achieved the desired
7-day incidence
of 50.
Vienna
is currently
the state with the lowest incidence
with a value of
130.2
.
According to a report in the daily newspaper
Austria
, Chancellor himself to
Sebastian Kurz
therefore for an
extension of the school lockdown
have spoken at least a week.
An opening of the schools would therefore not be possible
before January 25th
.
According to the report, a longer school lockdown until February should also be in the room.
The decision should therefore be made by Wednesday at the latest.
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Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
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Georg Hochmuth
Corona in Austria: Café opening in Linz leads to 45 ads - operator wants to open further
About
50 guests
are said to have come to the opening of the “
Badcafé
” in
Linz
on Monday
.
The
courier
reports
.
Around 4.30 p.m., a good half an hour after the opening, the
police
arrived
.
According to the report, there were a total of
97 ads
against 37 guests.
The police asked the visitors to leave the café.
“I have to
look
after my child,” said
Alexandra Pervulesko
, the owner of the café,
explaining
the opening towards
oe24
.
Despite the checks by the police, she wants to
continue to entertain guests
: "If I am not arrested, I will unlock." The
police operation
on Monday was peaceful.
“The police were very nice.
There was
no violence
, everything went very correctly, ”said Pervulesko.
Late on Monday evening, the city of
Linz
imposed
a
ban
on
entering
the café.
"The city of Linz has great understanding for the economic worries of restaurateurs," said Mayor
Klaus Luger
(SPÖ) in a broadcast.
"However, there is
no tolerance
towards individual operators who disregard applicable laws in the media and thus
endanger
the common goal of containing
the Covid-19 pandemic
." That is "irresponsible and highly disaffected" towards all those who adhere to the regulations.
Corona in Austria: Landlady from Linz wants to open her café despite lockdown
Update from January 11th, 3:40 pm:
"I'm opening because my child and I would otherwise starve.
I feel compelled to break the regulations of the government
because otherwise I will not be able to survive ”, the landlady
Alexandra Pervulesko
told
heute.at
.
She wants to
open
her "
Badcafé
" in
downtown Linz
on Monday
despite the current
lockdown
.
Financially she is facing the end, reported the Linzerin.
“So far, I've been very lucky that my landlord was so accommodating about the lease.
Nonetheless, there are
costs
that cannot be simply wasted.
For example, insurance contributions, ”explained
Pervulesko
.
“I'm not keen to be a kind of pioneer by breaking the
rules of the federal government
.
But desperation forces me to unlock, ”said the restaurateur.
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Linz is the third largest city in Austria after Vienna and Graz.
(Archive image)
© imago images / Manfred Segerer
She
wants
to
open
her
café
from
4 to 8 p.m.
from today
.
You will try to
adhere to the
rules of
distance
and the
mask
requirement, announced
Pervulesko
.
“We'll see whether this always works,” says the café owner.
The restaurateur said that media representatives from print and television will be on site at the opening.
According
heute.at
risked
Pervulesko
a
penalty
in the amount of
up to 30,000 euros
.
Customers
encountered in the café
face fines of up to
1450 euros
, as well as a
complaint
by the police.
The state health authority can
close
the
café
if necessary.
Corona in Austria: More than 1500 new cases - 24 dead
There have been
1536 new corona infections
in Austria within the past 24 hours
.
In addition, the authorities reported
24 new corona deaths
in the same period
.
The
7-day incidence
in the Alpine republic has fallen slightly and is at a value of
166.8
.
Most of the
new corona infections
were
reported
in
Lower Austria
.
The number of new corona cases in the
federal states
at a glance:
Lower Austria
: 351
Vienna
: 302
Salzburg
: 199
Styria
: 194
Upper Austria
: 179
Carinthia
: 113
Tyrol
: 81
Vorarlberg
: 76
Burgenland
: 41
Corona in Austria: is the "pure testing" coming now?
Short government before a breakthrough
First report from January 10th:
Vienna - In Germany, the
Corona
* lockdown was
extended until the end of January.
Even
Austria,
where problems are currently occurring in ski areas,
will remain in lockdown for another two weeks according to the current status.
But a
government
plan gives hope for
easing
.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
(ÖVP) and his turquoise-green
cabinet
have worked with the largest
opposition party, the SPÖ,
on key points for a new regulation.
This could come
into effect after the lockdown ends
.
Corona in Austria: Attending events and holidays only with a negative test
Then it might be possible to
take part
in
events with more than 20 people
with a
negative corona test *
.
You should also be able to take a
vacation
by means of
“pure testing”
.
Vacationers then have to
present
a corresponding negative corona test in
hotels
.
However, the "free ticket" after the lockdown may
not be
valid
for the catering and retail sectors
.
Initially, the
government coalition
of the
ÖVP
and the
Greens
wanted to
enable
so-called
“free testing”
in these areas as well
.
But the draft failed because of the opposition's veto.
Now the SPÖ has signaled its approval.
"To get safely through the next few months,
two things are essential: vaccination and testing,
" said the party leader of the
Social Democrats
, Pamela Rendi-Wagner, in a statement.
If the government around Chancellor Kurz can get the SPÖ on board, the way in the Federal Council would be free.
According to information from the Austrian press agency APA
The government
draft
plans
mandatory corona tests
for everyone who is present at events with more than 20 participants or who enter hotels.
Without the submission of the tests, which must
not be older than 48 hours
, there would be no entry.
The compulsory test would only be waived
for people who
have cured
a
corona disease
*
within the last three months
.
Video: Corona mass tests - Modest interest in Austria
Corona in Austria: compulsory tests for hairdressers, teachers and other professional groups
The
control of
whether there is a negative test would fall back on the
hotel operators
and
organizers
.
To
help, the government would provide hoteliers and event organizers with
free test material
.
In order to set up a wide range of tests, the federal states intend to set up a better test infrastructure.
This should ensure regular corona tests, for example in pharmacies or companies.
The health crisis will continue to challenge us for a few more months, but there is also the challenge of bringing Austria back to its former strength.
There is the challenge of getting those who have lost their jobs back into work.
- Sebastian Kurz (@sebastiankurz) January 10, 2021
Several
professional groups
would also face changes.
The government's corona plans provide for a
weekly test
for some
service providers
.
Anyone who has direct contact with customers or their protégés while at work must regularly take the corona test.
This applies to
hairdressers
,
masseurs
,
teachers
,
educators in kindergartens
,
conductors
or employees in the
tourism industry.
Chancellor Kurz had previously announced in a written statement that they wanted to get the infection process under control after the end of the lockdown through as many corona tests as possible.
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