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The impact of individual measures is unclear, such as whether the blockage or warmer weather caused the decline of new infections.
“This virus is not as contagious as some suppose,” AGES expert Franz Allerberger said of the new issue of the news magazine “Profil.” The infectious disease specialist sees virtually no danger, also from the advisory staff of the Coronavirus Task Force of the Minister of Health, when he remains outdoors. In general, the effect of individual measures is unclear, such as whether the closure or warmer weather caused the decline of new infections.
The Food Health and Safety Agency (AGES) considers that developments in Austria will be relatively stable in the last two weeks. Therefore, the effective number of reproductive coronavirus infections was from April 24 to May 6 at 0.81, the number of new diagnoses decreased by 6.8 percent daily. In Vienna too, the situation is apparently not remarkable.
Development in Austria at a stable and low level
The situation with new coronavirus infections in Austria remains stable and low. From Saturday to Sunday, 38 new infections were added; by Sunday (9:30 a.m.), 15,871 people had been infected. Three more deaths result in a total of 618. Currently, 1,262 people in the country are infected with the virus, 291 in hospitals, including 72 in intensive care.
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) spoke of positive development, but this should not lead to oversights and quick openings. “If we were to allow it all over again in a very short period of time, a second wave would be only a matter of a few weeks, with massive effects on society, health and the economy,” Anschober said. “We want to avoid that with all our might.” A safe gradual opening and another stage every two weeks should remain the calendar.
The effects of the second opening step on May 1 will be evaluated next week. “For the next third stage of openings on May 15, we are working on additional subareas in addition to gastronomy,” Anschober said. “This is the only way we can overcome the worst pandemic and massive crisis in decades with a steady hand. We are on the right track. If we continue on this path, we can succeed together.”
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