The number of corona cases in Austria is still high.
Nevertheless, Sebastian Kurz announced that he would defuse the lockdown.
There was a tourist raid in St. Anton.
The news ticker.
Austria
is in the
Corona *
lockdown
.
The planned end of the measures is dated February 8th.
Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz has
already announced easing.
(see first report)
Ski tourists
who are not allowed on the slopes are worrying the authorities.
Most recently, the
police
distributed
96 reports
in a
raid
.
(see update from January 30th, 6.45pm)
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update from January 30th, 6.45 p.m.:
Apparently some people simply do not want to admit that skiing is falling flat this season.
In St. Anton am Arlberg it was noticeable that not only Austrian winter sports enthusiasts cavorted on the slopes.
Because there were reports about it, the police
carried out raids
- from their point of view with success.
During the action, 15 officials examined 133 people in 44 accommodations in St. Anton am Arlberg and in the Stanzertal on Friday evening, as the Tyrolean police reported.
The bottom line:
96 ads
for tourists from different countries.
"British, Danes, Swedes, Romanians, Germans, Australians, Irish and Poles, among others, were checked and reported," the police said.
"The penalty under the Epidemic Act for violations of the entry or emergency measures regulation is up to
2180 euros
."
The mayor of St. Anton,
Helmut Mall
, sounded the alarm this week because, in his opinion, there were too many foreigners in the town who
should not have been there
because of the
Corona rules
.
They apparently took advantage of loopholes in the regulations: “Many people have registered second homes and claim to have the prospect of work.
But there are currently no jobs in tourism, ”the newspaper
Kurier
quoted
the mayor as
saying
.
Corona in Austria: Kurz wants to "open everything that works" - but the planned tightening affects many Germans
Update from January 30th, 7:36 a.m.:
Austria also wants to
tighten
the
entry
rules
due to the spread of various
corona mutations
.
The news agency
APA reported
, citing a draft from the Ministry of Health.
That is intended:
Mandatory medical certificate or corona test certificate not older than 72 hours for
commuters
The rhythm of the
obligation to provide evidence
is still unclear
Submitting
a
daily
medical certificate is therefore unlikely
The measure should come
into effect
in
one week
at the
earliest
.
In Austria, all those entering the country must submit a
self-commitment to quarantine
.
So far, there is an
exception
for commuters
.
Corona in Austria: Kurz wants to "open everything that works" - important lockdown decisions are imminent
Our first report from January 30th
: Vienna - The number of Corona cases in
Austria
is still high.
The country is still in a tough lockdown.
But that could obviously change soon.
On Monday (February 1st), the parties will discuss possible easing.
Kurz already indicated in advance how things should go after February 8th.
Coronavirus in Austria: "Risky virus variants arrived and detectable"
Exactly 1,500 new corona infections were
registered
in
Austria
from Thursday to Friday
.
There were also 51 Covid 19 deaths.
The total number of active Corona * cases is just under 14,600.
And the seven-day incidence is also still at a high level with a value of just under 110 per 100,000 inhabitants.
For comparison: Germany had a seven-day incidence value of 94.4 on Friday morning.
As in other European countries, the
virus mutations
are also causing
concern.
Health Minister
Rudolf Anschober wrote
on Thursday (January 28) on Twitter: "The risky virus variants * have arrived in Austria and are detectable. So far, however, the proven occurrence has been extremely regionally different and at the same time we still have too few time series for the evaluation of the Propagation dynamics. "
+
Austria is in corona lockdown.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced easing.
© Herbert Neubauer / APA / dpa
Coronavirus: Chancellor Kurz advises on the end of the lockdown and makes the announcement - "Open everything that works"
The lockdown is scheduled to end on February 8th.
And already on Monday (February 1st) the parties want to debate how to proceed.
Experts should also be present at the consultations.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
promised an early opening of school classes
, as reported by
oe24.at
and
kurier.at
, on Friday (January 29) in the Federal Council.
Accordingly, Kurz also said that one wanted to "open everything that can be opened somehow".
Nevertheless, one will not act irresponsibly.
In any case, it seems certain that the schools should be part of the first steps in the relaxation process.
Trade should also experience easing.
(mbr)
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