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While the Health Minister calls for vaccines, the FPÖ, SPÖ and Neos criticize the draft submitted by the government for the free trial. The turquoise green needs the support of an opposition party for the project.
Vienna The Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn, is now also vaccinated against Covid-19. “The vaccine is a ray of light on the horizon obscured by Corona,” said the 75-year-old cardinal after his vaccination at a Viennese hospital. “Due to my previous illnesses and my age, I am particularly grateful for this opportunity. They also vaccinate me out of responsibility for the health and well-being of others. “
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober also appealed to the population at the beginning of the year to get vaccinated. “What was longed for for months is now becoming a reality.” Vaccination as a turning point in the fight against the pandemic. After the start of vaccination of the so-called risk groups, the first thousands of test vaccinations showed good tolerance.
Now there are four steps to follow: Massive reduction of new infections due to the current lockdown. Accelerate contact person management through extensive digitization Evidence will also be greatly expanded to reduce the number of unreported cases. As a last point, Minister Anschober mentioned the step-by-step implementation of vaccines on the basis of the Austrian vaccination plan.
A realization of these objectives and a high participation of the population in vaccination could increasingly control the pandemic, although the virus would not disappear overnight: “Now everything depends on participation in vaccination. And that is where I currently have a positive impression: more and more people who have not yet made a decision and who are not sure are opting for the vaccine, “says Anschober.
However, the opposition is not very enthusiastic, in view of the draft presented on New Year’s Eve for the freer ones. The government’s approach was “a bottomless cheek and an attack on basic democratic principles,” said FPÖ club boss Herbert Kickl. “A draft of the ambush a few hours before the end of the year.” With the short term until Sunday, the possibility of an in-depth discussion of the content is excluded from the beginning. The SPÖ considers that the review period is also “extremely short”, the Neos see “a disregard for parliament”.
Together, the opposition could delay the law in the Federal Council. While the FPÖ has already announced that it wants to delay the law in the Federal Council, the SPÖ and Neos were still open on Friday as to how they will behave.
As is well known, the government plans to make the current blockade “free” from mid-January. Retail, gastronomy and hotels must be allowed to unlock again on January 18, but until January 24, access should only be allowed with a negative Corona test. The government presented the legal basis for this, an amendment to the Epidemic Law and the Covid 19 Measures Law, on the last day of 2020. The amendment allows people with a negative test and all those who have had the disease. crown in the last three months are exempt from exit restrictions. The law is under review before January 3 and should take effect on January 18 before the planned opening.
About 2,000 new infections
The new corona virus infections reported in Austria at 9:30 am were 2,096 people. This means that after more than 2,900 cases the day before, positive cases are closer to the weekly average of just under 2,000 cases. With 39 deaths in 24 hours, there were also significantly fewer deaths than the last one. The 7 day incidence is 154 (red./APA)
(“Die Presse”, print edition, January 2, 2021)
