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“The drastic increases between September 8 and 19 could be absorbed in the last days, the figures stabilized. This is an important first step, we do not have an exponential increase,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) .
From today there are new opportunities for action for the regions. “Now we must do everything possible in the coming weeks to ensure that the number of infections falls again significantly. We have now marked several important paths for this,” emphasized the head of the department. From the massive expansion of oral and nasal protection to almost all indoor areas, to measures in the catering sector and against the spread of events in private events.
He is confident that we will see positive effects of these measures from the first half of October if they are implemented consistently by the population. This must now be complemented by three core priorities: increased protection of vulnerable groups and a much faster pace of testing and contact person management, as well as additional complementary regional measures against local expansion approaches. This is now possible in all areas thanks to the new Covid 19 Measures Law, which is already in force, and must be coordinated with the Ministry of Health.
Anschober: “My appeal goes to the affected countries and districts to use and implement these new possibilities for action consistently. We must and can significantly reduce the incidence of infections in Austria. Because the most difficult phase: the many colds And the biggest risk of infection when we do it usually, we all get back inside, comes first. “
Across Austria, 17,443 tests have been entered in the Epidemiological Register Register (EMS) since Thursday morning (20,409 the day before). As usual, the figures were very different in different federal states. In Vienna there were 5,488, in Lower Austria 3,280, in Upper Austria 1,946 and in Carinthia 502. In Styria 2,463 tests were reported in the last 24 hours, in Tyrol 1,893 and in Vorarlberg 1,062. In Burgenland, 592 tests were added compared to Thursday, in Salzburg there were only 217. A total of 1,545,634 PCR tests have been carried out across Austria since the start of the pandemic.
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) had announced an increase in curfew controls by the police. As the interior minister announced on Saturday, 2,239 restaurants and venues in Germany were screened on Saturday night. “Now everyone’s joint effort is needed to reduce the number of infections. The point is that we stand together and take up the determined fight against the corona virus,” Nehammer said.
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