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According to Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, a single measure can help prevent a corona tsunami.
Crown numbers remain dramatic across Europe. Not only Austria, but also many other countries have been badly affected. In the UK, around 23,033 positive tests were recorded on Sunday and almost 20,000 in neighboring Italy.
With 2,782 new infections in 17,744 tests, growth in Austria is already exponential. The number of active cases increased by 53 percent, the number of hospitalizations by 65 percent, and the number of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients by 28 percent.
Anschober: We have to do that
The high numbers are a huge challenge, especially for regional health authorities. Therefore, the first federal states (eg Tyrol) already have to restrict contact tracing. Everyone could easily help protect others and ease the burden of contact tracing.
“This contact person management can help each and every individual by installing the ‘Stop Corona App’. Now is the time to get involved. It is not a big effort and helps to protect yourself and others. it already has 1.1 million downloads, “says Health Minister Anschober. So far, 1,100 red warnings and 2,100 yellow warnings have also been sent.
Anschober continues: “This pandemic is not a tsunami, it is not destiny, but we can all easily make a contribution: significantly reducing contacts, through hygiene measures, through minimum distance, through MNS, through of the implementation of the new ones that have been in effect today. Measures and installing the Stop Corona application. Each of us can be part of the solution. “