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It is the first day of relaxation, and despite clear rules, such as minimum distance, many ignore it.
On Austria’s “Labor Day”, the next step was to return to everyday life in times of the crown crisis. After almost seven weeks of closing the crown, he could start doing sports again on May 1 and from Saturday the shopping malls, hairdressers and all stores with more than 400 square meters of commercial space will reopen. Of course, you should buy with nose and mouth protection and the proper distance.
The “Relaxation Ordinance COVID-19”, the official title, was only released on Thursday night. Public events with a maximum of ten participants are now allowed. Others are prohibited: This applies to cultural events, sporting events, weddings, film screenings, exhibitions, and conferences. 30 people may be present at funerals. Popular sports are also allowed again. The basic requirement is that there must be a distance of at least two meters between all athletes.
Crowds in the votive park in Vienna
Despite relaxation, keeping your distance is not only popular in shops or sports, but also when you meet friends or family. However, a large number do not seem to want to stay with him. In addition to numerous demonstrations, the parks in Vienna were packed with people on day 1 of relaxation. A glance at the votive park shows that numerous groups of people have been formed who sit or lie down together. Accumulations of this type should be avoided at this time.
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Anschober appeals: “Everyone is taking personal responsibility”
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) talks about “stable numbers” but also said: “Unfortunately, the crisis is far from over.” It was also important to comply with basic rules, such as minimum distances and hygiene standards, in the second phase of the gradual and safe return to everyday life. The minister appealed to the Austrians: “We all decide with our behavior on the return to everyday life, each and every one now assumes personal responsibility.”
Anschober sees May as “decision month” in the crown crisis. The big opening steps with the widespread withdrawal of exit restrictions also go hand in hand with “great attention from the health authorities,” the ministry said. “No one in Europe has experience with this and individual countries in Asia have had great difficulties along the way,” Anschober stressed on Friday. “If we can do this without a sharp increase in the number of diseases, this would be the decisive step towards everyday life.”
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Anschober warns: “The crisis is far from over”
Fewer sick people in Austria, but Vienna as a troubled child
The number of Austrians currently suffering from the coronavirus fell to 1,862 people on Friday. According to the Ministry of Health (at 9:30 a.m.), this was 99 less than the previous day. In a 24-hour comparison, the number of new cases with Covid-19 was minus five percent below the average for the past four days (minus 5.8 percent).
Almost 50 percent of all new infections (79 cases) were in Vienna (39), almost 37 percent in Lower Austria (29). Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) renewed his offer to health authorities in the federal capital to offer support from the State Criminal Police Office. “In other federal states, we have already collaborated with health authorities on about 1,000 cases to identify chains of infection to quickly contain the virus,” Nehammer emphasized.
As of Friday morning, 124 people were in intensive care units, four fewer than Thursday. Most of them can be found with 37 patients in the hospitals of Lower Austria, followed by Tirol (27) and Vienna (22). A total of 472 Austrians are hospitalized. The Interior Ministry testified that 74 percent of those infected had a “mild course” of an illness. So far, 589 people in Austria have died of or with Covid disease 19. Most deaths occurred in Vienna at 131, followed by 130 in Styria. 13,092 people have recovered across the country, including the first Covid 19 patient in Vienna. City Councilman for Health Peter Hacker reported Friday that the lawyer, who had been in the intensive care unit for weeks and was not responding, was again “splendid.” The 74-year-old woman tested positive for the virus in late February and was transferred to Kaiser-Franz-Josefspital.
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