The corona numbers are increasing and Chancellor Kurz probably wants to drastically tighten the rules for Austria again. The new measures will be announced at a press conference on Wednesday.
Vienna – According to Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the corona pandemic is practically over for those who have been vaccinated. in the
ORF summer talk, the heads of government excluded lockdowns for all citizens according to the previous model. “It certainly won’t
Lockdowns give more for people who have been vaccinated, ”said Kurz on Monday evening. Now, however, the rules in Austria are likely to be tightened, as reported by oe24.
Corona in Austria: Chancellor Kurz announces current rules – press conference in the morning
“We will not be able to take all fears away.” It is clear that everyone who has not been vaccinated will sooner or later become infected with the corona virus. The Chancellor declared on Monday. Now it seems that the rules are actually being tightened. As oe24 reports, many things are “still open”, but tightening should follow, especially for those who have not been vaccinated.
According to the Austrian portal, a new rule should be a new guideline. The main focus is then no longer on the previously important seven-day incidence, but on the hospitalization incidence. So the value that shows how busy the intensive care units are. In Austria this value is currently 17.8 percent. As the portal further reports, the new benchmark should sound the alarm from a load of 30 percent.
Corona in Austria: will the measures be drastically tightened again?
As reported by oe24 , Chancellor Kurz also had talks about the 1G rule. This means that only vaccinated people have access to events and restaurants in winter. However, it is still unclear whether the 1G rule will actually be used in some areas. It is also still unclear where and which masks will again be included in the mask requirement. Chancellor Kurz will announce the exact details at a press conference at 10 a.m.
