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The Health Minister announced the second blockade that afternoon. In the late afternoon he commented on this for the first time in a “ZiB2 Spezial”.
After the fateful press conference of the “virological quartet”, complemented by Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP), and the announcement of the new closure on November 3, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) answered questions in a “ZiB2 Spezial”, ORF reporter Martin Thür. . He also dropped a bomb right away.
“It is a race against time,” warned the Health Minister, otherwise there is a risk of overloading the intensive care units of Austrian hospitals. At all costs, it is important to prevent a situation in which not all patients can be adequately treated. “We have to change the trend in mid-November.”
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The exit restrictions imposed should also contribute to this. But contrary to the other parts of the regulation, these are only in effect until November 12. If you go to Anschober, that should change soon. In the “ZiB2 Spezial” he confirmed that he had exit restrictions he wants it to be extended at least twice, so that they also last until the end of November.
Why wasn’t that done right away? The background is that the main committee of the National Council must approve such a measure and can only do so for a maximum of ten days per resolution. Now Anschober wants to make sure an extension is done. “I will do it tomorrow [dem Hauptausschuss] present the relevant arguments and wait for broad approval, “Anschober said.
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