New corona rules have been in force in Austria since August 1, 2022. The quarantine obligation no longer applies. Some of the new regulations are absurd.
Vienna – In Austria, the quarantine obligation will no longer apply from Monday (August 1, 2022). The new corona rules in the Alpine republic caused discussions in advance, because with a positive corona test anything is actually possible. Corona infected people without symptoms are allowed to leave the house and also go to work. Even restaurant visits are possible – but under certain conditions – there is a so-called ten-day traffic restriction.
Corona rules in Austria: Without symptoms, there is no longer a quarantine obligation
Anyone who has been proven to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 but does not feel sick no longer has to stay at home. However, those who test positive must have a FFP2 Mask wear – except when they are outdoors and can keep a distance of two meters from other people. It is also possible to work with a positive test – but only in occupations in which a mask can be worn.
“Anyone who is ill stays at home,” summarizes the Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens). Anyone who has symptoms must now actively get sick leave from a doctor. So far, a so-called separation notice was sufficient in Austria.
Corona rules in Austria – This applies from August 1, 2022
- FFP2 mask requirement at positive corona test – is defined as a so-called traffic restriction.
- This applies outdoors: Im outdoors applies one FFP2 mask requirement, if a minimum distance of two meters to other people cannot be maintained. For example in a busy shopping street.
- That applies in the car: FFP2 masks are also mandatory in the Autowhen other people are on board and on public transport.
- That applies to the workplace: FFP2 mask should also be on Workplace be worn continuously.
- That applies to the gastro: A visit to a restaurant or a club is possible with a positive test. Eating and drinking inside is prohibited for those who have tested positive. Outside only with sufficient safety distance. Even a visit to a disco including dancing is possible with a positive test. Again only with FFP2 mask. Drinking is forbidden.
- This applies to the swimming pool: Infected people are allowed to go back to swimming pools – with an FFP2 mask. If the two-meter distance can be maintained, it is also possible to remove the mask. According to the ORF, jumping into the pool is prohibited. Eating a meal is also forbidden. Noisy oe24.at there is a mask requirement in the pool for infected people.
- Special rules in Vienna: In Vienna, everyone on public transport must wear a mask.
Austria: Infected children are not allowed to go to kindergarten
With the new corona rules in Austria, however, there are bans on entry for corona positives in certain areas. Vulnerable groups should be given special protection. Hospitals, nursing homes, preschools and kindergartens are taboo for corona positives even with a mask.
Children who have tested positive are not allowed to go to kindergarten or elementary school. However, educators and teachers are allowed to go about their work “positively”.
According to the Austrian Ministry of Health, the so-called ten-day traffic restriction can be lifted from the fifth day. “For this purpose, a free test must be carried out using a PCR test (negative or CT value ≥30)”, it says on the website.
Austria vacation 2022: These are the most important Corona rules (as of August 1, 2022)
For vacationers, entry into Austria is still possible without conditions. Transit through Austria is also permitted without restrictions. Austria has largely lifted all corona measures.
- Hotels: Access possible without 3G proof.
- Gastro: Restaurants, bars, cafés and night eateries can be accessed without a 3G pass.
- Mask requirement: FFP2 masks are no longer compulsory in public transport, supermarkets or pharmacies. exception is Wien: The FFP2 mask requirement in local public transport and in pharmacies will remain in place here.
Corona situation in Austria
In Austria, the 7-day incidence is currently 648.6 (as of August 31, 2 p.m.). In the past 24 hours, 5,714 new coronavirus infections have been recorded. 1,600 Covid-19 patients were treated in a hospital on Sunday, 88 of them in an intensive care unit. The number of corona infected people in the clinics has increased slightly in recent weeks.
“While the reported 7-day number of cases fell in all federal states, the surface on the normal wards in all federal states increased,” says the latest Covid 19 forecast from July 26th. In its report, the consortium states that the number of cases reported “does not accurately reflect the dynamics of the infection”.
Mask, goodbye! France also abolishes corona rules
In France, all corona measures will be lifted on Monday (August 1st). Only the possibility of mandatory corona tests at the national borders still remains. Masks no longer have to be worn in hospitals and similar facilities. Last week, however, the Ministry of Health “very urgently appealed to all French people” to continue to wear mouth and nose protection in sensitive areas. The country had recently fought a seventh wave of corona, but the number of infections fell again last week.
Greece abolished its corona quarantine for tourists at the beginning of July. For holidaymakers from abroad, the general five-day quarantine regulation no longer applies with immediate effect.(ml)
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