The corona numbers in Austria seem stable, but Tyrol is struggling with a more contagious variant.
A new summit with Chancellor Kurz should bring prospects.
After the easing of last week, there will be another summit with Chancellor Sebastian Kurz *.
There should be no further opening steps for the time being, for example for the catering trade.
Austria wants to have four million citizens vaccinated by the summer.
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Vienna - The mutation is raging in Tyrol, in Vienna people are demonstrating for opening steps.
In this area of tension, the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will meet with his Vice Werner Kogler, Health Minister Rudi Anschober and various experts on Monday to discuss how to proceed in the Corona crisis.
However, there will probably not be any further easing.
At least in February there should be no further opening, the news portal
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“The catering and hotel industry will not be able to unlock until March at the earliest, if things go bad, it may not be until after Easter”, a negotiator told the news site.
Shops, hairdressing salons and cosmetic studios were allowed to reopen last Monday under stricter distance rules.
Corona in Austria: Summit with Kurz and experts should point the way
The restaurateurs are probably putting increasing pressure on politicians and, following the steps taken so far, they hope that the restaurants will open soon.
There is also resentment against the government's course in parts of the population.
According to the police, up to 2,000 people took to the streets in Vienna against the Corona * measures, despite a ban on demonstrations.
They gathered on Saturday for a “walk” in front of the Karlskirche and demanded the resignation of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
The police reportedly filed several hundred reports because participants did not keep the prescribed minimum distances or refused to wear a mouth and nose cover.
The authorities had banned six corona rallies registered for the weekend after massive violations of the corona rules had occurred during protests in the past.
Vaccination plan in Austria: Almost half of all Austrians should be vaccinated by summer
The Austrian authorities announced more than 1,400 new cases of infection in the country with 8.9 million inhabitants on Saturday.
The number of new infections seems to have remained largely stable, but the South African variant * that has spread in Tyrol is worrying the government.
For this reason, Germany has now introduced strict controls at the Bavarian border.
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In Austria, too, the greatest hope for combating pandemics rests on vaccines *.
According to
OE24
information, the
Alpine country has now
reordered six million vaccine doses.
Around four million citizens should be vaccinated with it by the summer.
A vaccine will be made available to all those willing to vaccinate by the end of September, according to the official plan, according to the portal.
(mam / AFP) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network
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