In Austria, the corona numbers are still high.
Nevertheless, lockdown easing will come into force next week.
A virus mutation is causing great concern in Tyrol.
The Corona * numbers in Austria are still high.
From February 8th, lockdown relaxation will come into force.
The spread of the South African corona mutation * is causing great concern in Tyrol.
This news ticker is updated regularly.
Vienna - The corona numbers in Austria have not fallen as far as the government around Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had hoped.
From Tuesday to Wednesday, the authorities reported 1,520 new corona infections.
In addition, there are 55 new deaths in connection with a Covid-19 infection *.
The number of new corona cases in the individual federal states at a glance:
Vienna: 257
Lower Austria: 255
Styria: 248
Upper Austria: 207
Salzburg: 197
Tyrol: 131
Carinthia: 130
Vorarlberg: 68
Burgenland: 27
Corona in Austria: Loosening of lockdowns despite continued high numbers of infections
Despite the continued high number of infections, Austria will surprisingly loosen the lockdown * from next Monday (February 8).
Trade is allowed to reopen - albeit under stricter conditions.
Museums and galleries can also be visited again.
Even a visit to the hairdresser is allowed in Austria from next week - albeit under strict corona rules.
Customers may only be served with a negative corona test * (not older than 48 hours).
In addition, an FFP2 mask is mandatory *.
The penalties for violating the Corona * measures will also be increased.
The gastronomy and cultural events remain closed.
Corona in Austria: "Tyrolean subtype" of the South African virus variant - German border area affected
In Austria, too, there are great concerns about the spread of the virus variants.
According to the virologist Dorothee von Laer, there are increasing signs that parts of the federal state of Tyrol are a focus of the spread of the South African corona mutation.
According to the latest figures from the end of last week, about half of the infections caused by a mutation are currently due to this variant, von Laer told the newspaper
Der Standard
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The region between Innsbruck and the German border near Kufstein is particularly affected by the corona mutation.
(Archive image)
© Erich Spiess / dpa
“We now have 80 cases and certainly a large number of unreported cases.
This is no longer a small cluster, ”said the dpa expert.
She does not have an overview of the entire state, but according to her investigations, the region between Innsbruck and the German border near Kufstein is affected.
Von Laer spoke out in favor of restricting mobility and postponing the opening of shops in Tyrol planned for the coming week by at least one week.
One could still slow down the spread of this virus variant and at least gain time.
This is important because the South African variant itself has at least two additional mutations.
According to von Laer, they are a “Tyrolean subtype” of the South African variant.
(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network
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