Health Minister Mückstein and Family Minister Raab appeared in front of the press on Friday morning to inform about the Covid regulations during the holidays. Afterwards, around 10.30 a.m., Minister of Tourism Köstinger and Minister of Education Polaschek report on the new features of the Ninja Pass for the holidays. Follow the press conference here in the livestream.
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At Christmas, lockdown also falls for the unvaccinated
Over the Christmas holidays and New Year’s Eve the lockdown also falls for the unvaccinated. Meetings are allowed up to a maximum of ten people without 2G proof. Above that, up to a maximum of 25 people, 2G then applies again, as Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) and Family Minister Susanne Raab (ÖVP) explained at a joint press conference on Friday. The Covid curfew in restaurants will also be lifted on New Year’s Eve.
In general, the following applies: The measures remain essentially unchanged; the lockdown for the unvaccinated is changed by ten days. For 24./25./26. However, there are exceptions for unvaccinated persons.
Mückstein said that the general lockdown had created a certain amount of leeway. Therefore, there could be some easing over the holidays. Nevertheless, one must “continue to exercise caution”, especially because of the omicron variant that is on the advance.
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Accessed on December 17, 2021 at 10:31 am on https://www.sn.at/politik/innenpolitik/live-ueber-weihnachtsfeiertage-und-silvester-faellt-lockdown-fuer-ungeimpfte-114158059