A corona summit of the government around Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will take place in Austria on Monday.
Politics, trade and the population are calling for the measures to be relaxed further.
The number of new corona infections * in Austria continues to rise.
A Corona * summit will take place on Monday in the Federal Chancellery in Vienna.
The government around Chancellor Sebastian Kurz should consider regional openings.
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Vienna - On Sunday, more than 2100 new corona infections were reported in Austria - the highest Sunday value so far in 2021. The more contagious corona mutations continue to spread in the country.
The 7-day incidence in the Alpine republic is around 160 three weeks after all shops have opened. On Monday, the government led by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) will advise on how to proceed with the corona pandemic.
Corona summit in Austria: Relaxation for gastronomy, hotel and culture required
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) described the development of the numbers on Sunday as a "worrying turnaround".
The main driver of the increasing numbers is the spread of the corona mutants *.
“In the majority of the Austrian federal states, the British variant * already dominates.
Since the risk of infection is around 30 percent higher, the number of infections increases in line with the spread of the variant, ”explained Anschober.
Nevertheless, the demands from politics, business and the population for further easing are increasing.
“It must be possible to go to the landlord with an entry test,” demanded, for example, the governor of Lower Austria, Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP).
The Mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) demands at least an opening of the pub gardens.
Chamber of Commerce General Secretary Karlheinz Kopf was optimistic about the opening of restaurants and hotels in the run-up to the Corona * summit.
“We expect opening steps to take place on March 15,” he said in the
ORF
magazine “Hohes Haus”.
Corona in Austria: regional openings?
A federal state could become a "test area"
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz *, Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober met on Sunday for consultations in the Federal Chancellery in Vienna.
Several media then reported, citing information from government circles, that from March 15 there will probably be no major openings in the catering, hotel and culture sectors.
On Monday, the APA news agency reported, with reference to government circles, that a regionally different approach is probably being considered.
Accordingly, there could be easing in Vorarlberg.
The western state would then become a kind of “test area”.
On Sunday, the 7-day incidence in Vorarlberg, at 72.8, was significantly lower than in the eastern federal states of Vienna (186.6) and Lower Austria (196.2).
Corona in Austria: Briefly presented summit results in the afternoon
"We have been recommending for a long time on a model basis that something can very well be done on a regional level," said mathematician Niki Popper in
Ö1
- "Morgenjournal".
One can, on the one hand, “attract more regionally and, on the other hand, open up more regionally.” In addition to the absolute numbers, other factors such as the spread of mutations should also be taken into account.
At around 5 p.m. on Monday, Chancellor Kurz will present the results of today's Corona summit in a press conference.
Before that, there will be an “advisory marathon” in the Federal Chancellery.
The government has been consulting with a large panel of experts since 10 a.m.
Then representatives of the opposition are switched on.
The provincial governors also attend the deliberations in the early afternoon.
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