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Vienna goes its own way in the fight against the corona pandemic with a particularly large number of tests, which then expiates in terms of image with a particularly large number of officially confirmed cases. You don’t want to abandon this strategy to avoid further spread. Therefore, the staff will increase even more.
Official figures show how difficult the situation is. There have been 2,491 new infections in the last two weeks. In order to know their surroundings, 19,928 contact persons had to be identified in the first category and 2,315 in the second category.
In order to deal with this attack, it relies on an increase in personnel. Currently, the 1450 hotline employs 400 people, 270 of whom answer calls and 130 medical personnel. These staff, such as Health Counselor Peter Hacker (SPÖ) on Monday night at the ZiB2 stressed, increased even more. Next week, 25 medical students will support the team in one more step.
