Omikron is now dominant in Austria: Corona summit is coming - "very rapid changes" expected
Created: 01/04/2022, 09:37 AM
From: Richard Strobl
A car passes the border crossing to Austria on federal highway 171 between Kiefersfelden and Kufstein.
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The contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus is now dominant in Austria.
A new summit could now bring new rules.
Vienna - The highly contagious Omikron mutant is already the predominant variant of the coronavirus in Austria.
That emerges from preliminary figures at the end of the year.
At a corona summit from Tuesday, new restrictions could now be decided.
Omikron in Austria: Corona variant now dominant
At the end of the year, more Omikron cases than Delta cases were counted in Austria, according to updated data from the Agency for Health and Food Safety on Monday.
In the last calendar week of 2021, 4360 omicron cases and 2915 delta cases were detected.
The agency emphasized that late registrations are still to be expected for calendar week 52.
In addition, the sequencing, especially outside the capital Vienna, is only a sample.
Overall, the number of new infections in Austria has recently increased significantly again: the seven-day incidence climbed from 170 to around 260 cases per 100,000 inhabitants within a few days.
COrona summit in Austria: is politics reacting to the Omikron wave?
During his vacation, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer invited to the next Corona summit.
The experts from the GECKO corona crisis coordination will meet on Tuesday, reports
oe24.at
, among others
.
The meeting is therefore also about whether the corona rules will be tightened due to the spread of the omicron variant.
Because of the increasing number of infections caused by the Omikron variant, the GECKO commission expects "very rapid changes", the portal quotes a spokesman.
They want to adhere to the currently valid, strict package of measures.
Thus, in addition to the lockdown for unvaccinated people, curfew and entry restrictions for unvaccinated people will probably continue to apply.
The commission will then discuss the results of the deliberations with the country leaders and the government on Thursday.
Means: New rules could be announced on Thursday.
(rjs / dpa)
