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Schützenhöfer tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday. The test had been performed in the morning and the result was available at the end of the afternoon. All affected employees were also evaluated negatively, as the country announced. Schützenhöfer and the employees will be quarantined for 10 days as a precautionary measure after consulting the authorities.
Additionally, the LH and interested individuals will undergo further Covid testing at regular intervals during this time. As before, none of the head of state’s employees who previously had contact with a colleague who tested positive showed symptoms. Business meetings, such as the government meeting on Thursday, can be conducted using conferencing software.
Gewessler on voluntary self-isolation
As announced by the Gewessler office, he had contact with a person potentially infected with corona and was therefore a potential person K (ontakt) 1. In coordination with health authorities, Gewessler is currently in voluntary self-isolation and is being tested . The minister works from the central office, but does not attend any appointments at the moment.
Video: Although all the results were negative, some politicians went into quarantine because they had contact with infected people or suspected cases.
After a close employee of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) tested positive, more tests were conducted in the government environment yesterday. The only positive test known to date is from an employee of Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), Secretary of State in the infrastructure department run by Gewessler.
Blümel goes back to appointments
Vienna ÖVP head and finance minister Gernot Blümel reschedules appointments after negative corona test results from contact persons at the chancellery. Participation in television debates about the Vienna elections will also take place as planned, his office announced. Blümel skipped the television duels of the pulse transmitter on Monday after a top Foreign Ministry employee tested positive for Corona.
As announced by the Blümel office, extensive special precautionary measures would be applied, as had already been done in recent months. Personal contacts would be greatly reduced and, if possible, appointments would be made by video, such as today’s virtual meeting of EU finance ministers. Blümel himself has already tested negative on several occasions.
