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On Sunday, the Health Minister spoke and announced an expanded mask requirement in Vienna.
“I can understand that the representatives of the regions that went ‘yellow’ at the traffic light in Corona are not enthusiastic. But no one understands the disputes about it. We need factual policies, even during electoral campaigns. Only together can we The Minister of Health , Rudi Anschober, calls on the opposition and affected regions today for Austria to overcome the worst pandemic in the world in 100 years.
The change of the crown traffic light worked well at the beginning of Friday, the implementation of a general virological evaluation is absolutely correct. Anschober promises improvements: the traffic light should be developed further. In particular, passenger flows and the effects of tourism will gradually be incorporated into the assessment further.
Mask requirement is expanded
“‘Green’ is positive, but not an inadvertent license. ‘Yellow’ is not a negative assessment of the affected region, but rather, in the sense of a risk description, indicates a medium risk and the need for additional measures Therefore, we are expanding the mask requirement in the affected regions, in this it is already anchored in schools at the beginning of school. The extension of the MNS to the customer area of commercial premises (such as stores) will also be implemented to no later than Friday. This, however, must be implemented voluntarily as soon as possible, “appeals the Minister of Health.
Currently, the number of active diseases in Austria is relatively stable after a significant increase in the two weeks after August 10, today by 3,492 actively sick people. In Austria a total of 1,255,825 tests have already been carried out. The number of infections among returning travelers is declining – implemented countermeasures, such as increased border controls, are clearly having an effect.
Anschober: “However, the greatest joy is that the number of deaths (736) and hospitalizations (115 patients in normal wards, 28 in intensive care units) remains very stable.” The number of affected people continues to rise around the world, and the death toll stands at 878,000. India, the US and Brazil continue to be the countries with the highest increases.
