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After the federal capital Vienna had already been declared a crown risk zone by Germany and Belgium, a travel advisory through Denmark for all of Austria followed Thursday. Denmark advises against all non-essential travel to Austria with immediate effect.
The state SSI “Serum Institute” put Austria on the list of countries that do not meet the Danish risk criteria. Travelers returning to Denmark from Austria are now being asked to undergo a Covid test.
The day before, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs had announced that Austria, like the Netherlands and Portugal, had exceeded the Danish “pain threshold” of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week. The federal capital Vienna has been on the SSI “red list” since last week.
In view of the high number of new infections, Vienna has officially been a corona risk area in Germany and Belgium since Wednesday. “Due to the high number of infections, we are currently warning against unnecessary tourist trips to the federal state of Vienna,” the German Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday evening. Brussels declared Vienna a “red zone” as of Friday 4:00 pm
Small border traffic is allowed
The German ambassador to Austria, Ralf Beste, made it clear in the ORF’s “ZiB at 1pm” that small border traffic is allowed and that Germany’s travel advisory for Vienna will not impose any restrictions. The measure announced by Berlin on Wednesday applies “regardless of citizenship, and that also applies to me,” the diplomat said.
When asked why the travel advisory referred to Vienna in particular, Beste explained that, in addition to exceeding the limit value, it also influenced how long it had been, “and that is the longest and most stable number for Vienna by above 50 “. said the ambassador. “We also noted in our travel advisory that the numbers are increasing in Tyrol and especially in Innsbruck, but it is not yet so permanent as to issue a warning.”
