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Did the “returnees from their countries of origin” reignite the spread of the virus in the summer? In any case, the figures show that travel played a role.
Vienna For Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) it was one of the rare occasions of criticism of the coalition partner: it was “one-sided and insufficiently sensitive” as travel restrictions were communicated, according to Kogler on Thursday. He addressed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz: he had spoken of the fact that the virus was introduced through foreign travel.
“We had a very, very low number of infections in the summer after the shutdown and then we brought the infections back to the country via returning travelers and, in particular, people who had spent the summer in their home countries,” he said Kurz at the press conference on Wednesday. A third of the new infections were brought from abroad in summer, said the Chancellor at night in “ZiB 2”.
In particular, the reference to “countries of origin” drew widespread criticism, from SOS human peers to the industry association. Migrants should not be a scapegoat. “I don’t think stigmatizing population groups is good, especially in a crisis situation,” said Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ). He pointed out that these are people who usually work in critical infrastructure, in hospitals and health centers.
