The Austrian government imposes a landing ban for planes from Great Britain.
England is declared a high risk area.
All information in the news ticker.
In Austria, weapons were found in opponents of corona measures.
A planned attack could be prevented.
The corona situation * in the Alpine republic is now comparatively relaxed.
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Update from May 25th, 9:56 am:
Airplanes from Great Britain are no longer allowed to land in Austria, reports the usually well-informed newspaper "
oe24.at
". The Austrian government is probably reacting to the spread of the Indian corona mutation in the United Kingdom. From June 1, Great Britain would be on the high-risk list alongside India, Brazil and South Africa. A ten-day quarantine obligation then also applies to business travelers. If the test result is negative, it can be ended after the fifth day at the earliest. In Germany, the UK has been a variant area since 23 May.
In the meantime, Health Minister Mückenstein (Greens) is even seeking earlier easing in his own country.
Chancellor Kurz had announced the next opening steps for June 17th.
Mückenstein can imagine the relief a week earlier.
From June 10th, larger groups would be allowed in the indoor restaurants, curfew hours would be back and outside the mask requirement would be dropped.
The spread of another mutant would probably make these plans impossible.
Austria: Police find several weapons - "it is hard to believe what corona deniers were trying to do here"
First report from May 21:
Vienna - During a raid, the police in Austria seized weapons and ammunition from opponents of Corona measures.
The men had talked in a chat group about explosives and the purchase of weapons, said the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna.
The ministry did not disclose the number of suspects for the time being.
They confess.
Corona in Austria: "It is hard to believe what was tried here by Corona deniers"
The members of the group talked about the building of cluster bombs and the use of Molotov cocktails against police officers, among other things. During a demonstration last Saturday (May 15), violent actions are said to have been planned. The day before that, intelligence agencies carried out house searches and interrogations in five federal states. Among other things, two handguns, a long gun, around 3500 rounds of ammunition and swords were found. In addition, protective vests, helmets and radios were seized.
"It is hard to believe what was attempted by Corona deniers here," said Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP).
According to the Ministry of the Interior, there is also suspicion that the men violated the legal ban on neo-Nazi activities.
For Nehammer, the high number of ammunition and weapons seized shows the potential danger posed by these groups.
"It paid off that we kept a close eye on the right-wing extremist scene and will continue to keep an eye on them."
Corona in Austria: lower than in Germany - incidence of 52.9
The corona situation * in Austria is meanwhile stable.
The easing is accordingly far-reaching.
On Friday (May 21), the National Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported 677 new infections, which is pretty much the weekly average.
The Alpine republic currently has a seven-day incidence * of 52.9.
For comparison: In Germany, where the number of infections had also recently decreased, it is 67.
Measured by the incidence, the situation in Austria is currently most relaxed in Burgenland (32.9) as well as in Lower Austria (38.8) and Salzburg (40.7).
The capital Vienna, at 48.7, is also below the national average.
Tyrol (73.0) and especially Voralberg (87.4) pull the same up.
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