Fear of the new Ischgl: number of cases in the Austrian Tourist-Hotspot is increasing rapidly

The Austrian ski resort of Ischgl was one of the major Virus-Hotspots of the first wave. Hundreds of holidaymakers were infected here, and contributed Covid-19 in their home countries. The cases and bales in a further Austrian holiday destination.

The number of coronavirus infections in a number of tourism establishments in St. Wolfgang in upper Austria has risen to at least 44. In the Affected, according to media reports from the night to Sunday, predominantly to employees, however, had been a leisure traveller, the Virus detected. Most of the Infected are the trainees accordingly. Whether you have plugged in your accommodation or on a night Out, it was unclear. Two Bars had been closed. The "Welt" quotes the Gmund district Alois Lanz with the words: "We can not say with certainty whether the contagion of sleep in the Quarters, where you’ll be, and also to eat together, has taken place, or in certain Local happened."

Until late in the evening already over 600 people had been tested, both employees and guests. In the meantime, 258 Tests had been evaluated, the other results Sunday were expected. Until the results are available, however, appealed the municipality of Saint Wolfgang on your website, residents, guests, and tourism employees to maintain home, or in accommodation to.

"Alarmism is now out of Platz"

Two Bars were already closed on Friday, according to the "Welt" some of the infected trainees in the two night local &quot to;13 Haus" and "W3" have stopped. In addition, the authorities ordered on Saturday evening for the local gastronomy is a curfew from 23 clock. Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger (ÖVP) tried in conversation with the "ORF" to calm down and said: "Alarmism is now out of place." It will be intensively tested, the chains of Infection to the curb break and the Corona outbreak in St. Wolfgang.

The more Corona cases in the municipality awaken memories of the Austrian Ski and party town of Ischgl in Tyrol, was in the initial phase of the pandemic, a center of Corona propagation in the whole of Europe. A total of about 1500 people in Austria are currently infected with the Virus. Priorities for the new infections in the provinces of Vienna and upper Austria.

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