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“These figures are too high for the moment. Every effort must now be made to ensure that this does not result in an exponential increase in the direction of a second wave,” Health Minister Rudi Anschober (Greens) said on Saturday.
The development of new infections “confirms the need of yesterday’s resolutions to significantly expand protection measures.”
Never before has so much been tested (14,674 tests in 24 hours); Due to this and the massively expanded testing strategy, the current infection numbers are not completely comparable to the spring numbers.
“But 869 new infections found with 322 new patients in the last 24 hours are a worrying development,” said the department head. Fortunately, both hospitalizations and deaths are relatively stable.
An increase in virological activities can be observed in much of Austria, with special attention to Vienna, Lower Austria and Tyrol. The average percentage development of new infections is 2.73 percent, in Vienna 4.35 percent (with many tests) and the lowest increases in Carinthia at 0.88 percent.
“Currently we are finding regional clusters in many areas, especially in private parties, in families, in clubs and bars,” said the Minister of Health.
As of Monday, the massive expansion of oral and nasal protection and the limitation of the number of participants in the events will come into force. “As the spring experience shows, we will find the positive effects on the statistics after 10 to 14 days,” said the department head.
In addition, the Corona Commission will further intensify its work and carry out two short-term risk assessments next week. On this basis, policy recommendations would be rewritten.
Anschober: “We are now facing a great challenge together across Europe and in Austria.” The numbers and the risk would rise significantly again.
Everyone should understand now: the situation is very serious, we have to take full responsibility again and stick together.
