In Austria, the corona situation is forcing some federal states in the east to apply the emergency brake over Easter.
But there are positive things to report from another region.
The corona numbers have increased in Austria in the past few weeks.
The corona virus is particularly raging in the east of the country.
The situation is extremely different from region to region.
Meanwhile, there was good news for the state of Tyrol - Chancellor Kurz was pleased.
This news ticker on the corona situation in Austria is updated regularly.
Vienna - In Austria * one is still struggling with a sharply increasing number of new corona infections. * The situation in the eastern federal states is currently particularly worrying.
There the politicians saw no alternative to tightening the currently applicable Corona * measures.
This affects Burgenland, Lower Austria and the capital Vienna.
From Maundy Thursday (April 1), citizens will have to adhere to more stringent measures.
The politically responsible hope to be able to contain the third wave of the corona pandemic.
Corona in Austria: East of the Alpine republic is entering the Easter lockdown
Austria's Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober (Greens) had reached an agreement with the governors of the affected federal states at a summit: Eastern Austria will go into a tough lockdown over Easter.
Then, among other things, the retail trade will have to close completely.
Only shops with everyday goods, such as supermarkets or pharmacies, are allowed to remain open.
The residents of the eastern part of Austria also have to come to terms with an exit restriction during this period.
At Easter, these should not only apply at night, but also during the day.
Exceptions are the way to work, the care of people in need of support, walks and individual sports activities in the open air.
Corona in Austria: Tyrol no longer virus variant area - Chancellor Kurz is pleased
But there was positive news to report from another previous “crisis region”.
According to the German Robert Koch Institute (RKI) *, Tyrol is no longer one of the virus variant areas for the time being.
On Friday, the RKI removed the state from the corresponding list.
This ensured approval from Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
"I am pleased that the end of the controls is now official," said Kurz in a written statement.
And saw itself confirmed that the measures taken in Tyrol against the South African Corona mutant * are having an effect.
Corona in Austria: Experts warn of an increase in intensive care bed occupancy
However, at the same time the "Covid forecast consortium" warned that a situation report on the current Corona * situation in the Alpine republic is regularly published.
Accordingly, there is a threat of a new high in intensive care bed occupancy in the Austrian federal states of Lower Austria, Burgenland and Vienna.
The experts are most critical of the situation in the capital.
For Vienna, the consortium expects an increase from the last 168 to 260 occupied intensive care beds - within just two to four weeks.
If the forecast comes true, the previous high of November 2020 will be clearly exceeded.
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