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Finance Minister Gernot Blümel has canceled all election campaign dates for the time being. As the head and main candidate of the Viennese ÖVP, he should have participated in the night of the “Pulse” duel on Monday night.
Last contact with the employee on Wednesday
Kurz and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) immediately canceled their planned appearance at the press conference in the festival halls when they learned of the positive test result from the cabinet clerk on the way to Salzburg. According to the Foreign Ministry, the highest government contacted the employee for the last time on Wednesday, who had a negative test result on Tuesday night.
Covid-19 case at the Foreign Ministry: exhaustive evidence
The information chain began immediately after his corona infection became known on Monday. As a precautionary measure, not only members of the government are evaluated, but also all colleagues in the employee’s environment. The journalists who were in the Council of Ministers last Wednesday were offered evidence. But neither members of the government nor journalists fall into the “K1” category and are therefore not considered close contacts of the person in question.
Blümel also cancels all appointments
Finance Minister Blümel has already been tested regularly, negatively. Since an infection could not be ruled out with certainty, he also canceled his election campaign dates until all results were available, his APA spokesman reported. Blümel would have to make a television appearance in a duel or round of elephants almost every night this week. As the election campaign in Vienna is coming to an end, the municipal council will be elected on Sunday.
Two new crown cases in parliament
Parliament also reported two new corona cases: ÖVP environmental spokesperson Johannes Schmuckenschlager and NEOS budget spokesperson Karin Doppelbauer are positive for SARS-CoV2. This is the fourth case in the ÖVP club: Turkish MPs Johann Singer, Maria Großbauer and Martin Engelberg have also tested positive in recent months.
(Those: APA)
