the Number of new corona infections on Wednesday reached a record value in Austria. According to the authorities, within 24 hours 14,416 new infections recorded. Taking into account the number of residents, that is roughly two and a half times the German value. the Seven-day incidence rose to 953 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The strongest increase was again in the federal state of Upper Austria, which has a particularly low vaccination rate.
Nevertheless, at least parts of the government remained very skeptical about the demands of experts for a lockdown for everyone. You saw at the second lockdown that people had barely adhered to the exit restrictions, said Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP). The way out of the corona crisis is vaccination.
Minister of Health Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) had one for Wednesday Evaluation of previous measures announced. It is now uncertain whether this will happen. The government is relying on “common and united” communication, said Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens). A meeting of the prime ministers is planned for Friday, which will also be attended by government representatives.
At the beginning of the month, the 3G rule at work was introduced in the Alpine republic. Companies need to check that their staff has been vaccinated, recovered from Covid-19 or tested. On November 8th, the 2G rule followed for bars, hotels and events where unvaccinated people are no longer allowed. People without vaccination have been obliged to lockdown since Monday.