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Data Breach: The registration system has not worked perfectly in recent days due to high numbers. The number of new infections will skyrocket today. Anschober has not yet decided on closing the schools.
1:49 pm, November 12, 2020
Health Minister Rudolf anschober (Green) assumes that corona data issues that have occurred in the last few days have been resolved. Several countries had reported enormous difficulties in notifying new diseases. “The news this morning was that it was done and it should work 100 percent again,” Anschober told a news conference. Today, Thursday, there should be “late registrations” on a larger scale.
The federal states have recently had huge problems registering new Covid infections. “Epidemiological notification system” (EMS) reports. This is the registry in which all people diagnosed with a notifiable disease are registered. Here the countries could last Thousands of test results already known on Wednesday can only be reported on Thursday, which is why the statistics of new infections were massively distorted.
Anschober said EMS was “very well developed” and, unlike other countries, this system in Austria provides daily updated data. However, the database had previously been designed for only a few thousand cases per year, now there are thousands of cases per day. The problems were solved with external support, “so that there are no longer delays in data entry into EMS.” However, for Thursday today, Anschober expects late registrations and therefore a higher number of cases.
Motion data released by the US Internet company Google suggests that the measures that have been in place since November 3 are turning into a Decreased mobility in Austria. However, the drop is particularly evident in workplaces. less dramatic than in the first “lock” in March.
the Google motion data show: The number of visitors to restaurants, shopping centers and entertainment facilities fell by 67 percent; in March it was 90 percent.
Both of them Work places the minus sign (as of November 8) is only 28 to 32 percent. In March it was consistently 50 percent.
Am public transport customer frequency dropped a bit more, but the first lock had a stronger effect here too. For train stops and stations, Google shows 45 percent less. In March, on the other hand, the frequency of visitors dropped by more than 60 to more than 70 percent.
According to Google, only the data of those users who use the “location history” of their phone is evaluated, either on Android devices or in Google applications on iOS devices.
Country reviews
Criticism of the data chaos has recently come from both Carinthia and Vienna. According to the Councilor for Health of the city of Vienna Peter hacker (SPÖ) has informed the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) that the database is designed to document 7,000 cases of salmonella per year. “And with this we want to document a Covid pandemic. That cannot work,” Hacker criticized on Wednesday.
Scientists who perform forecasting calculations on the basis of which politicians should decide on new restrictions also suffer from the poor data situation. So directed Stefan thurner from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna in the Ö1-Morgenjournal on Thursday that the peak of new infections was difficult to identify: “When the peak will be reached, it is very difficult to predict due to the current data state.”
Attract department stores and customers
Anschober has the latest images of large gatherings in some Malls described as “worrisome” on Thursday. “We have in Austria currently has a very high virological activity and therefore high risk. Therefore, we must do everything possible to massively reduce contacts and reduce risk. The images from last weekend should not be repeated this weekend, “warned Anschober.
“I appeal to mall operators, the health of their Client protection and make the necessary preparations. Compliance with the maximum number of customers prescribed, avoiding crowds and that Direct the flow of customers It must be insured by the operators ”, the Minister of Health addressed those responsible for the trade.
Anschober called on clients “to adhere to applicable rules, such as keeping the minimum distance and wearing mouth and nose protection. Food and drinks not directly in the mall Advised in a broadcast Gastronomic companies can currently only offer food for collection or delivery from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm, direct consumption on site is not allowed.
Our healthcare system is already reaching its limits in some areas.
Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober
Will the schools be closed?
The commission of experts will evaluate the data from today until Friday. The new measures will be announced on Friday. Anchober would not say whether there would be school closings. In any case, an attempt could be made to drastically reduce the number of contacts and situations of movement of people, as happened in the spring. All areas would be considered as a whole, from gastronomy to retail to schools, because all measures would also impact each other.
In any case, the hospital capacity forecast calculations should also be included in the decision. “Our healthcare system is already reaching its limits in some areas.”
