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The Austrian federal government wants to continue to rely on regional measures, as in Tennengau. Events are prohibited there from Tuesday, and in some cases a curfew is applied from 5pm
979 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria in 24 hours (as of Monday, 9.30am). This is the highest value reported by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Health on a Monday. Generally, the numbers of new infections are low on the day of the week, as fewer tests are scheduled on the weekend. Now 13,668 tests were evaluated in one day. Four other people died in Austria from the virus, with 855 dead to date. The number of active cases increased from 358 to 11,378 affected.
The average of daily new infections in the last seven days was Monday 1057. The newest positive tests in the last 24 hours were performed in Vienna with 327, followed by 170 in Lower Austria and 130 in Upper Austria. The number of cases was also in three digits with 124 in Tyrol, including in Vorarlberg (72 new infections), Styria (49), Salzburg (48), Carinthia (30) and Burgenland (29).
So far there have been 56,298 positive results in 1,822,931 tests in Austria. On Monday morning, 44,065 were considered recovered. 561 patients with Covid-19 were in hospital treatment, 34 more than the day before. 97 of the patients were in intensive care units
The government analyzes additional measures
In view of the increase in the number of new infections, the situation is currently being evaluated in the federal government. “Additional measures are currently being discussed in the federal government. The focus is mainly on specific regional measures,” the health department said when asked on Monday. This has been the case since Monday in Salzburg’s Tennengau. In the district, the state of Salzburg decided to toughen it up on Sunday night. A total event ban applies as of Tuesday, private parties outside the living space are prohibited. Since the number of people infected with Covid-19 is particularly high in Kuchl, the curfew in the community will also be brought forward to 5 p.m., the state announced Sunday night.
The Health Ministry did not want to speculate if there would be more tightening and a possible date was not mentioned. At the Foreign Ministry, it was noted that Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) had repeatedly lobbied for stricter measures in recent weeks.
It was recently speculated that at least in the orange regions at the Corona traffic light, the limit of ten people for private celebrations could be lowered to five people and that the curfew, which is currently at 10 p.m. in Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg, it could go through Austria. These individual measures were as little confirmed by the government as the rumor that emerged the previous week about the extended fall holidays in the orange districts.
Fall break as planned
The Minister of Education, Heinz Faßmann, once again rejected the corresponding speculations: an extension of the autumn holidays between October 24 and November 2 beyond these ten days “is neither planned nor foreseen”, he stressed in the lunch diary Ö1. Fassmann wanted to keep schools open as long as possible. After all, the numbers would show that schools are not the places where infections are spread. Especially among children 6 to 14 years old, the numbers are “extremely low.” According to Faßmann, the final decision on the closure of large-scale schools rests with the administrative authority of the district (in the district) or the governor (in the state) or the minister of health (throughout the country).
The Austrian Federal Association of Middle and High School Parents Associations (BEV) also came out against extending the fall holidays. Parent representatives could even envision an independent vacation suspension from school to relieve parents, he said.
Anschober excludes blocking
Social Affairs Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) confirmed last Friday that he had additional measures “in the drawer”, but without specifically addressing them. He defended that the authorities were considering the matter as “highly professional”. However, he de facto ruled out a possible imminent second blockade and emphasized that this would only be legally possible before a comprehensive collapse of the health system, which, however, is “miles away.”
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