A five-day quarantine with a negative molecular diagnostic test, mandatory use of FFP-2 mask and outdoors and measures to ensure the operation of critical areas was decided earlier tonight by the Pandemic Management Committee, in view of the expected increase in cases in the coming days.
The Austrian government has decided to tighten regulations, as experts expect the number of cases to double next week. In the last 24 hours, 8,853 new cases of coronavirus were recorded, while it is estimated that next week they will exceed 15,000 per day.
According to the new decisions, from now on one can quarantine after the fifth day with a negative diagnostic test, while those who came in contact with a detected case will not be quarantined if they have been vaccinated with the booster dose or so they and the case wore an FFP-2 mask.
Employees in areas critical to the functioning of the state will be able to continue working with daily tests and the use of the FFP-2 mask. “Critical infrastructure should be able to function even with a higher number of cases – these include schools,” said Lt. Gen. Rudolf Strindiger, a member of the Pandemic Committee.
The use of a mask of this type will henceforth be mandatory also outdoors, if it is not possible to keep distances of at least two meters – e.g. in queues, sidewalks, gatherings. State governments can impose even stricter use of masks.
The government is also urging public and private companies to implement teleworking where possible. “We know the cases will increase,” Strindiger warned.
As for the “green pass”, from February 1 it will be valid for six months with the primary vaccination and for nine months with the boosting dose. “Vaccination is our weapon against the virus. The better we use it, the better we will be protected and the better we will be able to protect those who will get sick more severely,” he said.
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Source From: Capital
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