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A religious service is said to be responsible for the extremely high incidence figures in the Waidhofen an der Thaya district.
No other municipality in Austria is as affected by Covid-19 as the municipality of Thaya in Waldviertel, which has 1,447 inhabitants. The small community near Wiener Neustadt is said to have a corona incidence value of over 1100. While the closure of Wiener Neustadt is already being publicly debated, only one reason for the explosion in the number has been known. Infections in the nearby community: A church service is said to have become a hotspot for the crown.
The mass as a source of contagion
A village pastor who is said to have been infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus is said to have distributed hosts and painted ash crosses over the believers during a holy mass, as “Krone” reports. According to the Lower Austrian authorities, at least six cases and other subsequent infections can be traced back to this service.
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The responsible diocese has now apologized in a statement and announced that it will inform all parishes in the St. Pölten area about compliance with the crown’s measures. Thaya’s local boss, Eduard Köck, asked in a letter to parents not to send the children to kindergarten.
