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In addition, protection provisions in nursing homes and nursing homes will be increased. The regulation, which takes effect on Tuesday, prescribes the use of masks by visitors, fever measures at the entrance and registration of contact details.
At the moment there is no additional tightening in Wels
The city of Wels, which was changed to “red” by the Corona traffic light commission on Thursday, is initially tightening security measures at nursing homes and nursing homes. It remains to be seen if there will be further adjustments in other areas. They are still advising, it was said from the city hall on Friday afternoon. At Wels schools, the light remains yellow, there are currently no further restrictions in place.
“The red change for catfish did not surprise us, we were prepared for it. We are concentrating on protecting the old and sick catfish,” said Mayor Andreas Rabl (FPÖ). But it is important “that schools and kindergartens remain open and a lockdown is avoided,” emphasized the city chief. The Deputy Mayor for Health Silvia Huber (SPÖ) called on the population to adhere to the protection measures, “so that the situation in the city improves as soon as possible. We can only prevent further deterioration – and the consequences that can be derived from it – together “says Huber.
168 confirmed infections were counted in Wels on Friday and another 206 people were in quarantine. About three-quarters of the people who tested positive had symptoms, mostly mild, and a quarter none, the city said. According to analyzes by the city, the infection is currently mainly in the private sector. There is a large family group with more than 20 people and several medium-sized family groups.
According to the city, only eight percent of infections currently occur in the public sector, and even less in kindergartens and schools: currently, only one child in a care center and seven students, out of a total of 13,258, are positive. Therefore, the school traffic lights remain yellow.
Nursing and nursing homes are a cause for concern: 13 employees and 25 residents of Haus Neustadt are infected and six of the elderly are being treated at the hospital. Therefore, the highest level of security still applies to the installation, access is only possible in exceptional cases.
Safety regulations are now also being enforced at three other senior facilities in Wels: from now on, visits are only allowed with advance notice and in defined visiting areas. Meetings of the seven generations will initially be closed for three weeks starting Monday.
School traffic lights turn orange in ten districts
Starting next week, school traffic lights will be orange in ten districts. Are affected Hallein, City of salzburg Y Land of Salzburg, St. Johann im Pongau (all of Salzburg), Innsbruck city Y Innsbruck Earth, Schwaz, Landeck, Kufstein Y Imstannounced the Ministry of Education in a broadcast. For high school classes, this means switching to shift work or homeschooling. In Upperösterreich all schools remain yellow. “In coordination with health authorities, it was determined that the school traffic lights will remain yellow for the orange and red districts,” LH Deputy Christine Haberlander said Friday.
“This measure refers exclusively to the upper secondary level”, emphasized the Minister of Education, Heinz Faßmann (ÖVP). On the contrary, all children between the ages of six and 14 continued to attend classes at their schools. “The decision to switch to distance education is based on current figures on the infection rate, as well as the movements of school children with neighboring districts. Therefore, the traffic lights of Corona and the decisions of the schools do not they are always congruent. ” For him, the priority is traceability and comparability.
