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To contain the Corona crisis, the Austrian government wants to close shops and schools for three weeks and impose exit restrictions for the whole day. This emerged on Saturday from a draft ordinance that was presented to the German Press Agency in Vienna.
Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) and other members of the government are due to announce the plan at a press conference on Saturday around 4.30pm. The measures must be applied from Tuesday to Sunday, December 6, inclusive. BLICK will report on the press conference as soon as possible.
Wide-ranging interventions are planned, as in the so-called strict spring closure, when for the first time there was a total stalemate in public life, including the initial rules, due to the pandemic. Gastronomy, tourism, cultural activities and leisure facilities are closed from November 3. Additionally, exit restrictions apply from 8 pm to 6 am, which only allow you to leave the “private living space” for a number of specific reasons, such as meeting basic needs, work and training, caring for those in need, and relaxing outdoors .
Meetings with one person are only allowed
According to the draft, this exit restriction now applies 24 hours. Therefore, private gatherings are only allowed with a partner, individual close relatives, or more important individual caregivers. Only stores for daily needs remain open, such as supermarkets, drugstores, pharmacies and kiosks. Schools are shifting to distance education and provide care options when needed.
The number of infections has continued to rise since the beginning of November despite the so-called partial lockdown. Doctors fear a collapse in intensive care. The mean value of new infections in seven days was 554.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Austria on Friday.
For comparison: Switzerland is currently worse off than Austria. According to the Federal Office of Public Health, we currently have 593.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. (SDA)
