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As expected, retail is reopening, with the stipulation that there can be no more than one customer in the store for every 10 square meters of sales area. But hairdressers and other (body hug) service providers can also reopen. There, as in retail, a mask is required. Museums and libraries can also reopen, and on December 24 so are zoos.
Hotels and restaurants are closed, at least until January 7. The possible opening then depends on the infection process, according to the government. Affected businesses will be reimbursed up to 50 percent of lost sales. The reference period will run until December 31. The fixed cost allowance applies as of January 1.
The exit restrictions that currently apply throughout the day will be reduced to the evening and night hours: between 8 pm and 6 am you will only be able to leave the house for known reasons. During the day, a maximum of six people (plus six children) from two households is allowed to meet. There is an exception during the Christmas holidays and December 31st: ten people can meet here. Christmas markets must be canceled. The practice of religion is allowed, which probably also includes Christmas masses, churches establish their own security measures. “I am fully aware that it will not be a Christmas like in previous years. But it should be a worthy Christmas,” Kurz said. You are aware that these relaxations are not popular. Their goal, however, is to return to a “relatively low level of new infections” as quickly as possible in order to delay or even prevent further blockage. He hopes that as many people as possible will volunteer for the mass testing. This is the only way to develop quickly in the right direction.
Skiing should also be allowed after Christmas. As regards lifts and godeln, the mask requirement and distance rules will also apply to already known measurements.
“We will have to do without some familiar things, like company Christmas parties, but with perspective,” says Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens). Regulations in the education sector are important, says Kogler. I would like to thank the parents for their efforts during this time.
Regulations in the cultural sector are undoubtedly an imposition, but necessary, says Kogler. The truth, however, is that culture is indispensable and important. Cultural workers are very understanding. “It’s just not working right now. We have to be careful,” Kogler said. However, a clear planning security is required. Soon there will be news. Until January 7 “there is no perspective here.”
“To this day, the second wave has much more impact and dynamism than the first wave and that to this day,” says Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens). He is very concerned about the still very high number of deaths. “The stated goal should be to significantly reduce this number with the next steps,” Anschober says. The catastrophe that was feared in the hospital sector was successfully averted with the second closure.
The government announces all the details in the press lobby. The information of the respective ministers is scheduled for 2.30 pm.
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