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Started in february
Anschober thanked us at the beginning for “the great interest of the last months”. The year was a great challenge for everyone. You now have a perspective with the vaccine.
On February 25, the first two positive tests of a couple were carried out in – how else should it be? – Innsbruck (Tirol). The first Covid death followed on March 12, shortly after the first lockdown, and the second wave in the fall with “comparatively many deaths.” “There has probably not been an event in the last few decades that has changed our lives so much,” Anschober said.
Praise your own testing strategy
In the current situation, it should be expected that there will at least be an increase in the number soon. However, it is gratifying that the number of deaths per corona has dropped from 100 to around 30 per day. The death rate is also decreasing in nursing homes and nursing homes. Anschober: “Here we can see that the vaccination is working.”
In an international comparison, the situation has stabilized. A “very good development that we should consider longer” is the number of tests. “We are now one of the leading countries in Europe in terms of the number of tests.” If you ran from 2,000 to 3,000 tests per day in March 2020, it would now go from 200,000 to 250,000.
“Decisive” weeks
The spread of mutations is cause for concern. As soon as the proportion of mutations in total infections is 15 percent, the situation could change, Anschober warned. “Especially in the coming weeks until Easter” everyone should be “consistent,” said the minister.
“Contact tracing is crucial for the next few weeks,” Anschober said. But: shortly after Easter, more than a million people and most of the risk groups will have been vaccinated. That too should bring clear relief.
It is also clear: “The virus will not disappear after vaccination. But we will have to find a completely different way to deal with it.” We must look for a life strategy after vaccination, but with the virus, said the minister. This is at work.
