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Land assesses the situation in the Perg district as critical.
Perg / Dimbach / Pabneukirchen. Some communities in the Perg district are currently problematic children in Upper Austria when it comes to coronavirus infections. In Pabneukirchen, Bad Kreuzen, Dimbach and St. Georgen, the incidence of seven days per 100,000 inhabitants exceeds 1,000. The health authority epidemiologically evaluates the current situation in the communities as critical, said at the request of the APA from the country’s crisis team.
The follow-up so far has shown that the infections originate in a private group of cases, a local business, an educational institution, and several families. Therefore, the health authorities have already taken action in recent days: schools have been sent to distance education for the next week, kindergartens have closed their operations. However, absolutely necessary care is still possible. There is a wide campaign of PCR tests in companies, schools and kindergartens. At the same time, police surveillance in the areas was increased. Regularly operated test roads started this week in Pabneukirchen and Waldhausen.
Informed population with mailings
At the same time, the population is informed about the mayor by mail and asked to comply with protective measures. The measures were carried out in close coordination with mayors, companies, school administrators, as well as the Upper Austrian Directorate of Education and the regional crisis management team.
In Perg district, the 7-day incidence is currently 345 and is therefore also the favorite in Upper Austria. According to the federal government, exit checks are planned from the time the 7-day 400 incident continues for more than seven days. So residents are only allowed to leave the premises with a negative test result, as has already been implemented in other federal states.
“In a federal state like Upper Austria, we have the challenge of not being able to cordon off districts like in Tyrol because the access roads are clear,” said Carmen Breitwieser, head of the Upper Austria crisis team. Therefore, concepts are currently being worked out with the police and the armed forces on what the checkpoints may look like in the districts. A strategy will be developed for each individual district. “However, we hope that we do not need these concepts,” said Breitwieser.
