The federal government and state representatives decided on new measures at a crisis summit. The Corona step-by-step plan is getting two new steps in addition to the previous three. At the highest level 5, with 600 intensive care patients, there will be a lockdown for unvaccinated persons.
The times for vaccine refusers could soon get tougher. If the intensive care unit becomes more and more stressful, it could even lead to a “lockdown” for those people who have not been immunized. This is the result of a meeting between the government and provincial governors, some of which was held virtually on Friday evening.
In addition to the three steps in the Corona step-by-step plan, two new steps have been added:
However, with the 30 percent occupancy, which corresponds to 600 beds, a rather dramatic situation has already arisen. Because from 33 percent at the latest, it becomes finally critical in the intensive care units.
The country is currently at level 1 with 224 intensive care beds occupied. Level 2, with 300 occupied beds, is already in sight, warned Health Minister Mückstein.
No further lockdowns for vaccinated people
In response to a request from journalists at the press conference, Chancellor Schallenberg emphasized that there would be no further lockdowns for those who had been vaccinated. Nobody wants to go into lockdown, only everyone has to do their part and get vaccinated. Because vaccination is the only way to defeat the pandemic. “This is a task for society as a whole,” said Schallenberg.