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The new blockade has not yet had any effect; however, the measures have only been in place for too short a time. From Wednesday to Thursday, 7,416 people were infected with the virus, from Thursday to Friday there were 6,464 new infections.
There are currently more than 50,000 infected people in Austria. The situation in hospitals is slowly approaching its limits. 421 of the 800 intensive care beds reserved for corona patients are already occupied.
“The general situation remains dramatic across Europe,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober. The second wave is “stronger and more dynamic than the first.”
The increase in the number of deaths is alarming: there are a total of 1,340 deaths in Austria, with 41 new ones on Thursday. Anschober: “That is strong compared to previous Austrian numbers.”
The occupancy rate for intensive care beds increased from 407 to 421. “Here too, the trend is increasing,” Anschober says.
“Too early to go into effect”
The fact that the number of infections is very high despite the new lockdown does not worry Anschober: “It is too early for them to take effect.” The delay lasted up to fourteen days. That was also the case for the first wave.
But he got the impression that more and more people are sticking to the measures, that the gravity of the situation is becoming more and more aware. But there are still too many who do not adhere to the measures.
Anschober appealed again to consider that hospitals are reaching their capacity limits and that the sick can no longer receive treatment.
Early next week, Anschober expects the first effects of the new lockdown to be felt. At the end of next week it will be “evaluated”.
Educational institutions “are not a relevant group”
Corona Commission spokeswoman Daniela Schmid says the average age of those infected rose to 43 years. Educational institutions aged 10 to 14 years “would not represent a relevant group”, infections would be brought by adults.
Are you preparing to close schools and businesses?
Anschober responds that the general situation is monitored and verified on a daily basis, and that the general situation will be “assessed” next week (November 14-15). If there were a massive and unexpected deterioration in an area, urgent action would also be taken.
“The goal is to reduce the number of contacts by at least half. It is a race against time, the trend must be reversed so as not to reach the capacity limit in hospitals ”, says the Minister of Health.
Contact tracking “full on the go”
Schmid emphasizes that contact tracing is in full swing, not a single district in Austria is giving up on this measure. “If a person knows that they have had contact with an infected person, they should avoid contact, they should think for themselves if they are seeking contact with an 80-year-old relative who then becomes a serious case.”
Anschober emphasizes: “If someone has tested positive and does not receive the quarantine notice immediately, they should act independently and not wait for the newspaper to arrive.”
Only 27 percent of infection cases have cleared
More recently, the source of only 27 percent of infection cases was clarified, as Schmid admits. In other words, only one in four infected people knows where they were infected.
In the previous week, the value was 50 percent.
November 18 should be a turning point in hospitals
Herwig Ostermann from Health Austria You have created a forecast that takes current measurements into account.
Until November 11, there will be around 6,000 new infections per day. For hospitals, this means that one in 100 people have to go to the intensive care unit and another six to normal wards. The length of stay is 10.4 days in normal wards and 12.6 days in intensive care.
On November 18 the peak should be reached with 3,500 people in the hospital and 750 in the intensive care unit. The infections that will lead to these hospital occupations “have already happened,” says Ostermann. In order for the numbers to fall again, it is “all the more important that the population reduce contacts so as not to overload the hospitals.”
