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Coronavirus – Austria: State sets up committee to “screen” patients – Marginal situation in hospitals

The imposition, since yesterday, of strong, provokes strong reactions lockdown for the unvaccinated in Austria, including stricter regulations on access to the workplace, with the result that the government proceeds after only 24 hours to the first “relaxation».

The country, however, continues to be hit hard by the fourth wave of its pandemic. coronavirus, with the health system no longer able to meet needs in many areas.

A committee is already set up in the state of Salzburg to decide who will be hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), transmits the APE MPE.

According to the measures in force since Monday morning, the health workers industry who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 or have not recovered from the disease will have to undergo a molecular test in order to come to work. However, as the oe24 website reported earlier tonight, citing the Austrian Ministry of Health, these employees will be able to undergo an antigen test in case of unavailability.

In addition, the Chancellor Alexander Salenberg, rejected the proposal of the Minister of Health Wolfgang Mukstein for a general ban on going out at night.

“I want to use lockdown for the unvaccinated as motivation for vaccination “, said the Austrian Chancellor. On the other hand, he left open the possibility of extending the rules for use mask type FFP2.

Proposal for stricter measures where the pressure on hospitals increases

At the same time the situation in his hospitals Salzburg characterized as marginal, due to the excessive burden on the system from coronavirus cases.

Today, the state public hospitals announced that they are forming a “screening” group of patients who will be treated in the ICU, because very soon will not be able to guarantee care of all patients according to the applicable criteria.

“The situation is worrying,” said the head of the Salzburg government. Winfried Haslauer and as a relief to the system announced that some patients with coronavirus will be hospitalized in rehabilitation centers.

He asked the citizens to hurry for her booster dose of the vaccine, allowing its administration already four months after the basic vaccination instead of six.

Salzburg, with more than 1,500 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in seven days, currently has the highest concentration of new cases in the country – followed by Upper Austria with 1.400.

Intensive Care Physicians to Ask general lockdown for all citizens in these two areas, as “the situation is very tense”.

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