Vienna government calls for mandatory food guest lists – Coronavirus Vienna

Vienna Health Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) reiterated on Thursday his call for mandatory guest lists in restaurants. These could facilitate the follow-up of contacts in cases of coronavirus, he said in the question time of the municipal council. He referred to good experiences in the theater sector.

The issue has been discussed with the federal government for weeks, he complained. The hacker posted test lists for visitors that companies had to keep. Currently, this is only possible on a voluntary basis, he noted. It is not possible to implement an obligation: “Unfortunately, we do not have this provision in the Epidemic Law.”

The department head referred to the small group of infections recently discovered in the theater and opera area. There the names of the visitors were recorded. “This guest list allowed us to very clearly delineate the cluster in a few days and slow its expansion.”

The pandemic was once again the focus of a meeting of the city parliament. The ÖVP urged, for example, in an urgent request today, to carry out more rapid tests and accept the offer of the Ministry of the Interior regarding contact tracing. Quarantine measures were also controlled to a lesser extent than in Tirol, for example, according to the request.

Numerous resolutions also related to Covid measures. Today’s meeting, for example, will kick off grants for the nightlife and club scene and support for the hospitality industry. The current time also discussed the economic situation.

The municipal council meeting, the last one before the October 11 elections, was held again under Corona conditions. This means that the leaders stayed away from each other and some of them took their seats in the audience. Only the FPÖ once again did not participate in the corresponding agreement and occupied the parliamentary groups in the usual seating arrangement.