In-store entrance tests are only possible in two months «kleinezeitung.at

On Tuesday night, the Federal Council blocked crown measures such as retail entry tests, meaning they can only go into effect in two months.

9:53 pm, March 30, 2021

All appeals from the Minister of Health Rudolf anschober (The Greens) couldn’t change the SPÖ and FPÖ. Only the Federal Councilors of the Burgenland Social Democrats did not join the blockade. Regardless of the voting behavior of his own party, he asked The head of the SP, Pamela Rendi-Wagner, a confinement of several weeks on Wednesday.

The communication referred to the epidemic and the Covid Measures Law. The changes were already controversial in the valuation. It was about that Meetings of five people as an event It can be defined. Also, it would be Vaccinated and tested are matched condition. Due to Tuesday’s decision, they must continue to be tested for two months if necessary, such as a visit to the salon.

In addition, those really planned after the “blockade” of the East Occupational entry tests not performed can be. The same applies to mandatory occupational group tests.

Three representatives of the coalition fell ill

In the vote in the Federal Council, the coalition failed Disease of three of its representatives., two from the ÖVP, one from the Greens. So it was useless for the two Burgenland Social Democrats to leave the room. Voting ended at 27:29. From a technical point of view, the state chamber made no decision on the amendment, thus takes effect automatically after eight weeks happens.

In his speech in the regional chamber, Health Minister Anschober made it clear that there was no time for party tactics. Entrance tests at retail would follow successful ones at personal service providers that would have motivated many people to take the tests. Nobody takes pleasure in such measures. But this is not the time for populism.

In a broadcast before that, he had the Situation in intensive care units as “increasingly dramatic” described. In the western federal states, too, it would take one to three weeks Akutsituationen They emerge: “Therefore, an emergency stop is needed quickly to reduce the number of infections in the eight federal states.”

Doskozil supports Anschober

In the Federal Council he was only heard by the Burgenland Reds. Governor Hans-Peter Doskozil (SPÖ) had already confirmed at a press conference in Eisenstadt in the morning that it was committed to this approach. In view of the situation in intensive care units, it is “the stupidest time to block important conditions of the legal framework for political-partisan reasons,” Doskozil said.

Parallel to developments in the Federal Council, Health Minister Anschober led the entire day. Talks with the federal states. Currently prevail very different opinions. During the mayor of Vienna Michael ludwig (SPÖ) already in other measures think, the Tyrolean governor Günther Platter and his colleague from Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Leitner (both ÖVP) did not want to know about a new or longer blockade. Burgenland Governor Doskozil reiterated his line Tuesday that he initially wants to wait, but then wants all countries to act together.

Your schedule continues Head of SPÖ, Rendi-Wagner. She is meeting the dramatic situation of the crown. “Several weeks of closure throughout Austria” by necessary. “The virus knows no federal state borders,” he said before the short Easter break that until now has only been imposed for the east. The ÖVP believes that Rendi-Wagner has no control over the party’s divergent statements. Meanwhile, the head of the FPÖ, Norbert Hofer, demanded that Austrians be questioned about the principles of crown policy, through informal consultation of the electorate via questionnaire and online.