The reason for this is the dramatic increase in positive corona cases, especially in these federal states, said the minister on Wednesday after the Council of Ministers. Mückstein did not want to anticipate the conversations themselves, which will take place via video link.
Dramatic situation in Salzburg
The health minister spoke of a dramatic situation in the two federal states addressed. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants in Upper Austria is 1,173.5, in Salzburg 933. “It is clear that we have to act quickly, decisively and comprehensively,” Mückstein appealed to those responsible. The meeting with Haslauer and Stelzer takes place virtually – it was still unclear whether there would be a media-public appointment after the conversation via video telephony.
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In Upper Austria it is important that it is a matter of “a coordination date” between their own federal state, Salzburg and the health minister. This video conference had already been fixed on Tuesday, according to the APA request from Governor Stelzer’s office.
“We have to take the situation very seriously,” said Mückstein about the current Corona situation in Austria as a whole. “The number of infections is rising rapidly,” he pointed out that with the 11,398 new infections reported on Wednesday, the five-digit range was reached for the first time. Even with the intensive care beds (the day before, note) the 400 limit had been exceeded, he also mentioned the extremely tense hospital situation.
Are there any further tightening of the corona?
At the same time, Mückstein emphasized that the measures taken – 3-G in the workplace and 2-G in gastronomy and co. – would already have an effect. It was possible to achieve a tripling of both the first and third vaccinations. It was also possible to “drive” the tests away from the uncertain antigen tests towards the PCR tests: Here a 50:50 division between the two methods has already been achieved throughout Austria. Mückstein thanked all those who have already had the vaccination. “The solution lies before us, that is vaccination.”
When asked whether it would be possible to take further, Austria-wide measures apart from the talks with Upper Austria and Salzburg, Mückstein’s office said on Wednesday that the situation in these two countries was on the agenda.
(Source: SALZBURG24 / APA)