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Anyone working on the city’s critical infrastructure will now be evaluated much faster.
Vienna In Vienna, employees of the “critical system infrastructure” (hospitals, care facilities, schools) should be tested more quickly for the coronavirus. The city has established its own services for this.
City Councilman for Health Peter Hacker said Friday he would have to look closely, especially at systemically important facilities, in the coming months to quickly find “small outbreaks” to prevent the pandemic from spreading again. The city defines certain institutions and facilities as part of the critical infrastructure. In addition to blue light hospitals, schools, and organizations, this can also include large companies. You will be contacted directly and asked to designate contact persons who will contact the health authority in the event of an emergency. Then, you decide how to proceed and assign the dates for a crown test, if the facility in question does not have medical personnel who can immediately assess employees at the workplace.
As a second option, a mobile team reaches the company or individual employees at home. An entry variant is completely new. Employees of an affected organization can drive their car to a special area where the test is performed without having to leave the vehicle.
Hackers against Nehammer
At the same time, the conflict between Vienna and the federal government broke out again. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) said on Friday he was concerned about the numbers in Vienna. The SPÖ Hacker municipal health councilor reacted angrily. According to Hacker, Vienna ranks third for infections in the comparison of the main cities. Hacker immediately criticized Nehammer for his interpretation of the Vienna figures. (Red)
(“Die Presse”, print edition, May 9, 2020)
