2G has been in force throughout Austria since Monday. This means that those who have neither been vaccinated nor recovered are excluded from practically all public amusements such as visits to restaurants or the hairdresser. So far, more than 200 reports have been issued for violating the Covid regulations, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Should further measures come into force – keyword “Lockdown for Unvaccinated” – there is already a control concept that will be presented when the announcement is made.
In any case, compliance with the 2G regulations has been checked since Monday. “The police have the legal mandate to support the health authorities with the controls. The impressive record of 13,000 controls in the last week shows that we are fulfilling this mandate extensively,” emphasized Franz Ruf, Director General for Public Security.
The reviews were mainly carried out in the course of priority actions, the focus was on catering establishments. Visits were also made to events. The police supported the health authorities with their control activities in accordance with legal obligations.
With a view to further imminent measures, the broadcast said that the practical implementation of the controls would be based on actual living conditions: “Controls make sense in particular where people come into close contact.” Call for this: “A control concept has already been developed. It is based on two pillars and will be presented as soon as the new Covid measures and the ordinance of the Minister of Health have been determined.” What has already been announced today in the broadcast: “It will be based both on the general patrol duty – but also on a task specialization.”