Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz apparently wants to massively relax the corona rules in his country.
This emerges from a current preliminary report.
The corona numbers are also falling in Austria *.
Chancellor Kurz therefore wants to further relax the corona rules.
Kurz will speak at a press conference on Thursday at 8.15 a.m. to announce the exact details.
Vienna - The corona numbers are also falling in Austria.
Accordingly, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz * wants to further reduce the applicable rules in the country from July 1st.
According to the ORF, Kurz will announce new easing on Thursday morning.
In addition to Kurz, Minister of Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger, Minister of Health Wolfgang Mückstein and State Secretary of State for Culture Andrea Mayer as well as the Vice Rector of MedUni Vienna, Oswald Wagner, will speak at the Chancellery.
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Kurz continues to open in Austria - a number of Corona rules are in place
Accordingly, the mask requirement * will drop completely in many areas from July 1st.
Accordingly, there should no longer be masks for guests in the entire catering trade.
In the evening it was still open whether the staff would still have to wear masks.
In general, the mask requirement should fall where the so-called 3G rule applies.
It says that certain relaxations take effect if you can prove proof of a test (tested), a survived corona infection (recovery) or a vaccination (vaccinated).
In retail, however, only the FFP2 obligation will initially fall from July 1.
So you still have to wear mouth and nose protection in supermarkets and shops.
Corona rules in Austria fall: masks, gastro, curfew
The portal also names further easing from July 1:
The curfew should be completely eliminated
In retail, more customers are allowed again at the same time.
The ten square meter rule should fall
Weddings are again allowed on a larger scale
Clubs should be allowed to reopen in early or mid-July.
The 3G rule should continue to apply in clubs and bars.
In the night restaurant, guests should again be served directly at the bar.
According to reports, the deliberations in the Chancellery were not yet over in the evening.
Accordingly, there may still be changes, which Sebastian Kurz and Co will report on Thursday morning.
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