The decision on a lockdown extension in Austria has been postponed.
Meanwhile, a ski course is developing into a corona cluster - every second participant is now infected.
The
government in Austria is very concerned about the
spread of the
corona mutations *
.
There will be another
Corona *
summit
in the coming week
.
A
corona outbreak
occurred after a
skiing course
- 152 people are in
quarantine
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from January 27, 1:46 p.m.:
After a
ski instructor course
, there was a
corona cluster
in Flachau, Austria
.
The first six infections became known last week.
In the meantime, however, the number of
infected people
has increased significantly - to a total of 76 cases, as the
standard
reports.
After the
corona outbreak
became known, all participants were sent to quarantine and tested for the virus.
A total of 152 prospective ski instructors from Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands completed the course.
Austria: Corona outbreak after skiing course - 152 people in quarantine
The health authorities are currently checking whether there were any violations of the
corona measures
at the event
.
Because of the virus outbreak, all other ski instructor courses in Salzburg have since been canceled.
So far there have been no indications of the virus mutation from Great Britain.
Since the courses for winter sports enthusiasts are vocational training, they have so far been allowed to take place in Austria in a tough
lockdown
.
Update from January 26, 4:45 p.m.:
For Sunday, January 31,
another
large demonstration
against the government's
corona measures is
planned
at Maria-Theresien-Platz in
Vienna
.
According to the organizers, the demo on Sunday should be bigger than the previous one, which was attended by around 10,000 people.
The leader of the
FPÖ
parliamentary group
,
Herbert Kickl
, has announced that he will perform at the upcoming demo.
"To appear as a speaker at such an event is an inner concern for me," he said on Tuesday.
The organizers had sent him an
invitation
and asked him to give a speech.
"I will gladly accept this invitation," said Kickl.
At the past demos, conspiracy theorists and right-wing extremists also mingled with the critics of the
Corona regulations
.
In the
Netherlands
, protests against the
corona measures
in the past few days have led to violent riots and looting *.
Corona in Austria: Ski vacationers bypass bans in well-known winter sports resorts - even après-ski
Update from January 26th, 2.30 p.m.:
More and more young people are traveling to the
well-known winter sports resort
St. Anton am Arlberg
.
"They come under the
guise of looking for work,
" said Mayor
Helmut Mall
on Tuesday.
Many of them, who
arrived from Germany, Scandinavia or Great Britain
despite the mandatory
corona quarantine
, will later be found on the
ski slopes
.
"We don't want that," said Mall.
He assumes a total of
more than 100 people
who are not really
looking
for a job.
Compared to the
Tiroler Tageszeitung
said the mayor: "Apparently circulating tips on the Internet, how to
deal prohibitions
and unmolested by
St. Anton
comes, namely by train from Zurich." He was outraged by landlords who despite
harboring ban
accommodate people.
"There are photos where
30 to 40 party guests
can be seen," says
Mall
.
In addition, the police in St. Anton confirmed that
après-
ski is also taking place at the hay barn in the ski area - with canned beer from the supermarket.
In a community
information leaflet
,
Mall
stated
that "such facts and facts" cannot be tolerated.
The danger of a
blanket denigration of
the place would be fatal, the village could
suffer great damage
.
The deputy district captain Siegmund Geiger announced
rigorous controls in
accordance with the Registration and Residence Act: "The police have already been assigned."
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In St. Anton, rigorous checks by the police were announced in accordance with the Registration and Residence Act.
(Archive image)
© imago images / Eibner Europe / EXPA / Groder
Corona in Austria: Infection numbers are rising again
After the lowest value for
new infections
in more than three months was reported
on Monday
, the number of
infections is
rising
again.
From Monday to Tuesday,
1417 new corona cases were
recorded
in
Austria
.
There are also
64 new deaths
related to the coronavirus.
Most of the
new infections
were
reported
in
Upper Austria
.
An overview of the
numbers of new
corona cases in
the individual federal states.
Upper Austria
: 283
Vienna
: 226
Salzburg
: 206
Styria
: 202
Lower Austria
: 168
Tyrol
: 137
Carinthia
: 105
Vorarlberg
: 53
Burgenland
: 37
Corona in Austria: lockdown decision postponed
Update from January 26th, 9:52 am:
The decision whether the
lockdown
in
Austria
will be relaxed or extended from February 8th has been postponed to the coming week.
This was announced by the
opposition
after the video conference with the government and experts on Monday evening.
The government of Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz arranged
another meeting
for the coming Monday
.
The virologist
Dorothee von Laer
was part of the panel of experts at the
Corona summit
in the Federal Chancellery in Vienna.
How things will continue from February 8th has not yet been specifically discussed, she explained in the TV show
Zeit in Bild 2
.
A continuation of the
lockdown
depends on the further development of the corona numbers in Austria.
Von Laer
does not
advocate
tightening the
lockdown
with further exit
restrictions
.
“A walk doesn't do any harm,” says the virologist.
However, she pleaded for "friendly control and remembering in everyday life".
When
skiing
, at least a reduction should be achieved.
Corona in Austria: Opposition calls for "controlled opening steps" from February 8th
“It was - also because of the experts who took part in the conference - a
highly theoretical debate
.
There were few concrete answers, ”said FPÖ chairman
Norbert Hofer
to the APA after the video conference.
"I also have the feeling that the government no longer really knows how to take people along on this path against the
corona
virus," Hofer said of his impression.
However, this question is crucial in the fight against the
pandemic
.
"The fight against the virus is not won at the green conference table, but with the local people," the FPÖ chairman clarified.
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
, party leader of NEOS, told the APA that the
Corona summit was
more about "information from the federal government".
There was no real forecast.
"I expect that for next week, so that
controlled opening
steps can then be initiated," says Meinl-Reisinger.
She particularly hopes that
schools will open up
.
That is "urgently needed".
Corona in Austria: Numbers remain at a high level - lowest number of new infections in three months
Update from January 25th, 1:56 p.m.:
The number of
new infections
in
Austria
does
not want to decrease significantly
even after weeks of hard
lockdown
.
But today there is positive news to report.
From Sunday to Monday,
1009 new corona cases were
registered
in Austria
- the lowest value in more than three months.
However, it should be noted that there is less testing and evaluation on the weekend, which is why the numbers are always a little lower on Monday.
Most of the
new corona cases
were
reported
in
Lower Austria
.
The number of
new infections in
the individual federal states at a glance:
Lower Austria
: 211
Vienna
: 182
Upper Austria
: 140
Styria
: 110
Tyrol
: 104
Carinthia
: 85
Salzburg
: 72
Vorarlberg
: 61
Burgenland
: 44
In addition,
33 new deaths
related to the
coronavirus
were reported
during the same period
.
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, there have been almost 7500 deaths in
Austria
.
The number of patients requiring
hospital
treatment is falling.
On Monday,
1,856
infected people were in a clinic - 161 fewer than a week ago.
320
people had to
receive intensive
care - 14 fewer than last Monday.
Austria: Chancellor Kurz invites you to the Corona summit
First report from January 25th:
Vienna - "Of course it is my goal to gradually open in a controlled manner - but only if it is responsible," said Health Minister
Rudolf Anschober
(Greens) on Sunday in the newspaper
Austria
.
Despite the tough
lockdown
, the
corona situation
in
Austria
remains
tense.
Recently there have been increasing reports of cases of the
corona mutation
, also in ski areas.
The government around Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
(ÖVP)
wants to
avoid
a nationwide spread of the virus variant in Austria
.
Kurz therefore invites you to a
Corona summit
in the
Federal Chancellery
in Vienna
on Monday
.
According to a report by the
Austrian
newspaper
, the Chancellor will meet with Vice Chancellor
Werner Kogler
(Greens) and Health Minister Anschober with numerous experts
from 4.30 p.m.
to discuss the currently applicable
lockdown *
.
This will be followed by a video conference with the nine
governors
.
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Challenged in the Corona crisis: Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (right) and Minister of Health Rudolf “Rudi” Anschober.
© imago images / Eibner Europe
A decision on a
lockdown extension
is not to be made today, according to
Austria
from the Chancellery in Vienna.
The
summit
with the experts is intended to provide a “
basis for decision-making
” as to what and whether to open on February 8th.
Corona in Austria: Gastronomy may only open after Easter
The government's current plan is for
schools to
open in shifts
on
February 8th
.
An
FFP2 mask is required
from the age of 14
.
In addition,
retailers
and
service providers should
also be allowed to reopen - with a limited number of customers and also an FFP2 mask requirement.
There
is currently no opening date
for
hotels
and
restaurants in
sight.
According to
Austria
information, the
gastronomy should
not
open
until
after Easter
.
Corona in Austria: New rules in force - experts call for tightening lockdowns
New Corona * measures will take
effect
on Monday (January 25)
.
Instead of one meter, a
safety distance
of two meters
now applies in public spaces
.
In addition, there is an
FFP2 mask requirement
in public transport and when shopping, as in Bavaria.
Some
experts are
calling for even
stricter measures
in the fight against the
corona pandemic *
.
The President of the Medical Association,
Thomas Szekeres
, recently spoke out in favor of
closing the ski lifts
and cable cars.
Epidemiologist
Gerald Gartlehner
from the Danube University Krems agrees with this opinion.
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In Austria's ski areas there are sometimes long queues in which the corona rules are not always observed - as here at a gondola station on Kreischberg.
© picture alliance / dpa / APA |
Johann straw
In the
Ö1 morning journal
, he said that one had to admit that the
lockdown
in its current form had achieved
maximum effectiveness
.
A hard lockdown of two weeks would have been better, according to
Gartlehner
- with a lock on ski lifts, mandatory home office and more controls.
"Then we might have had the chance to achieve the goals," explained the epidemiologist.
Corona in Austria: "People are more on the move from lockdown to lockdown"
Complexity researcher
Peter Klimek
from Med Uni Wien also
ruled
out
in the
Ö1 morning journal
that “everything can be opened” in two weeks.
While
people's
mobility was
reduced by around 70 percent
in the first
lockdown
, according to the expert it was a maximum of 27 percent in the third lockdown.
"
People are more on the move from lockdown to lockdown,
" Klimek explained.
The current restrictions on
movement
would not be sufficient in the coming weeks
to stop
the new
virus variants
from
spreading faster
, according to the expert.
(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network
