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Austria is planning extensive openings on May 19th - is vacation allowed again?

2021-04-29T01:00:10.100Z


From May 19, almost all branches in Austria are allowed to reopen. But what about travel? Will holidays in Austria also be allowed again?


From May 19, almost all branches in Austria are allowed to reopen.

But what about travel?

Will holidays in Austria also be allowed again?

A vacation in Austria has been out of the question for months: The extensive entry and quarantine rules as well as the closure of accommodation establishments for tourist purposes thwarted the bill.

However, Austria's Chancellor Kurz has now announced extensive openings in many industries on May 19.

Hotels will also be able to welcome visitors again.

Corona pandemic: Austria is planning extensive openings in May

The

opening steps on May 19

are based on

strict security concepts

, which are primarily expressed in the form of access tests for restaurants, hotels, culture and sports.

“Access tests” include self-tests with a digital solution (maximum 24 hours old), antigen tests (maximum 48 hours old) and PCR tests (maximum 72 hours old).

People who were infected with the coronavirus are exempt from the obligation to test six months after recovery.

As soon as the legal basis for this is created, vaccinated persons will also be exempted from the test requirement.

This should apply for one year from day 22 after the first vaccination.

Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) then hopes for further relaxation for night gastronomy as well as wedding celebrations and club parties, such as

tagesschau.de

reported.

Holidays in Austria possible again from May?

Germans who want to go on holiday in Austria can also look forward to the openings: According to the government,

the quarantine obligation only applies to high-risk areas

.

If you want to enter from Germany, you only need proof of vaccination from the EU or a negative corona test.

There is currently a mandatory 10-day quarantine upon entry, which makes vacation extremely difficult.

In addition,

according to the opening plans

,

hotels

will also

be allowed to resume operations.

There should be an FFP2 mask requirement in general areas as well as a registration requirement.

Basically, a distance of two meters must be maintained.

If you want to make use of other services and the catering in the hotel, you have to carry out a self-test every two days under supervision on site if you stay longer than the validity of the entry test.

The curfew at 10 p.m. also applies to hotel catering.

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Leisure businesses

are also allowed to reopen with an FFP2 mask requirement.

Visitors have to register and submit an access test.

A distance of two meters applies.

Indoor facilities such as thermal baths and baths must provide an area of ​​20 square meters per guest in the respective closed room.

In rides, there must be an empty space between visitors.

Registration is not necessary here.

Up to 3,000 visitors are allowed outside

at officially approved

events

with assigned seats, and 1,500 at indoor events.

There must be at least one free seat between groups of visitors.

(fk)

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Source: merkur

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