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An evaluation of these measures should be carried out “in the coming days,” he said Tuesday at the request of the APA in the Ministry of Health. Until then, we want to determine if the desired reduction in the number of infections has occurred or if it is possible that it is necessary to reinforce the measures.
Curfew exceptions
With exit restrictions, it is generally forbidden to leave your “own private living room” between 8 pm and 6 am However, there are five exceptions: exit is allowed first for the exercise of professional purposes, second place to meet basic needs of daily life and thirdly to care for and care for those in need. The fourth point refers to defense against dangers to life, limbs and property. The fifth reason to go out is “physical and mental relaxation”, that is, being outdoors. The Main Committee will now extend these provisions for a further ten days.
The other measures such as the mask requirement, distance rules, the closure of restaurants and hotels for tourist purposes, the generalized ban on events, the closure of leisure facilities, restrictions on visits to nursing homes and nursing homes. the elderly and distance education in the have already been decided at the end of November. Higher grades.
SPÖ accepts crown measurements
The SPÖ will agree on the extension of the exit restrictions in the main committee of the National Council. That said, party leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner. It found a weak but persistent slowdown in the increase in the number of infections. However, the effectiveness of the measures taken so far will only become apparent in the next few days, so it makes sense to extend the exit restrictions.
Rendi-Wagner came out vehemently in favor of expanding contact tracing, “because otherwise we would have finally given up control.” Also, this is very relevant to be able to put together a precise measurement package. The fact that in Vorarlberg, for example, they have already said goodbye, “this is really a surrender to the virus and that must not happen.”
Rendi-Wagner wants to keep schools open
With the Corona Council of Experts, Rendi-Wagner wants to establish a permanent interdisciplinary group of experts. “It is necessary to let the scientists speak here without instructions,” he said. In contrast to contradictory political messages, this is also the path to greater credibility, which ensures that compliance with prescribed measures increases among the population.
On the school issue, Rendi-Wagner continued to advocate for keeping the lower grade levels open. Most studies found that children played a very minor role in the spread of the virus.
According to Wifo, the Institute for Advanced Study (IHS) also pointed to the “enormous” economic costs of closing schools to combat the corona pandemic on Tuesday. According to authors Martin Kocher and Mario Steiner, affected students are threatened with a loss of income from work of at least 100 to 200 euros per month of school closure, in addition to a considerable loss of productivity due to the care obligations of their parents .
According to Kocher and Steiner, the total economic costs of closing schools in the spring run into the billions, including long-term costs in the double-digit billions. Psychological costs are not yet included here. The closure of schools and nurseries should therefore be “the last resort to combat pandemics.”
(Those: APA)
