MeterStarting Monday, people who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer be allowed to go to Austrian bars, barbershops and event venues. For tourism companies, they can only enter after vaccination or recovery (2G rules). This was announced by the government in Vienna on Friday night after consulting with the heads of the nine federal states. In Austria, the fourth wave of new infections increased rapidly.
On Friday, the daily number of new crown infections was 9,388, which is close to the historical record of 9,586 set about a year ago. Federal Chancellor Alexander Schellenberg (ÖVP) said: “The vitality is extraordinary, and the occupancy rate of intensive care beds is increasing significantly faster than expected.” “It is our responsibility to protect the people of our country,” said the conservative politician. These harsh steps defended.
As an incentive for the first vaccination, the government is planning a transitional phase. In another four weeks, the first dose related to the PCR test will be counted as 2G. In addition, the pressure on people who have been fully immunized has increased so that as many people as possible receive the third dose as a booster vaccine: in the future, the vaccination record will only be valid for nine months after the second partial vaccination.
Initially, the government planned to impose a partial lockdown on unvaccinated people only when the 500 beds in the intensive care unit were occupied by patients with corona. Health Minister Wolfgang Mukstein (Green Party) stated that there are still 362 cases, but 500 cases will be reached in a few days. “This is why we agree to the federal states adopting stricter measures to ensure more safety.”
In Austria, 66.5% of the population has comprehensive vaccination protection-slightly lower than the 69% rate in Germany. The 7-day morbidity rate in the Alpine countries was 522 for the last time.
