In neighboring Austria, the corona incidence is currently more than twice as high.
What does that mean for the coming ski and winter season?
Vienna / Ischgl - A process around the Corona outbreak among tourists in Ischgl began in Austria on Friday.
First official Corona case: the waiter in an après-ski bar.
According to research by
Der Spiegel,
11,000 citizens were finally infected
with Corona
in the Austrian holiday region
.
32 people died as a result.
Now relatives are going to court.
The accusation: economy was put before tourism.
A year later, the corona situation has improved.
The vaccination rate is higher than in neighboring Germany, but the 7-day incidence is twice as high at just over 2,000.
So there won't be an Ischgl like before the pandemic.
Nevertheless, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is
optimistic
in an interview with the
WAZ
.
The outlook is good.
"We will ensure a safe winter season with clear rules," promises Kurz, referring to the high frequency of tests and the far-reaching 3G rules in the hospitality industry.
Après-ski and hut fun: which corona restrictions Austria is planning for the winter season
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Corona in Austria: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) wanted to save the summer of 2021.
Now the numbers are increasing in autumn (archive photo).
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Huts and slopes should also be opened.
"The big difference to last winter is the vaccination" emphasizes Kurz.
Over 70 percent of the “vaccinable population” have been vaccinated and most of the tourists also come with full protection.
When asked about Ischgl, the ÖVP politician emphasizes that there are clear concepts: "If the burden of the pandemic increases, there will only be access to after-dinner restaurants - that is, at après-ski - for those who have been vaccinated." “To tourists not for après-ski, but for sport, the landscape and good cuisine.
Corona in Austria: Kurz blames the FPÖ for the vaccination quota
Nevertheless, a higher vaccination quota will also be necessary in Austria in order to reduce the numbers again and to adopt measures.
Sebastian Kurz doesn't see it any differently either.
He blames the former coalition partner FPÖ for the vaccination skepticism of many Austrians.
She spreads rumors, "which unfortunately many people believe God - for example that you cannot have any more children after the vaccination." The situation in the intensive care units in Austria also remains tense.
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