Austria is discussing the lockdown for unvaccinated people, but Vienna’s Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) is already tightening it. The “2Gplus” rule applies in many areas in Vienna, and the FFP2 mask requirement is being expanded.
The federal government will presumably fix a lockdown for unvaccinated people this weekend. Ludwig announced on Friday that he wanted to tighten the rules. And those vaccinated in Vienna will also feel it. “2G-plus” rule in night-time cateringSo there will be a “2G-plus” rule in night-time catering or for events of 25 people or more. Vaccinated and convalescent persons then need a PCR test to enter. Mask requirement indoors and in restaurants The mask requirement is also being expanded: In non-private indoor spaces and at the workplace, if there is close contact with other people, an FFP2 mask must be worn . This is also necessary in pubs away from your own table. Third stitch after four months So far, you could get the booster vaccination after six months at the earliest. From Saturday, this will be possible after just four months from the second stitch. The announced corona vaccination for children between the ages of five and eleven will also start on Monday in the Austria Center. You can register for this from Saturday. According to the City of Vienna, the goal is: “We will do everything we can to prevent another (partial) lockdown in Vienna. The experts have calculated that in Vienna we have the chance to have a decisive influence on the climax of the fourth wave around Christmas. ”What lockdown would mean for Vienna A lockdown for the unvaccinated could look like this in Vienna: restaurants, bars, dance halls and whorehouses: Whether in a pub, coffee house or in your favorite pizzeria – people who have not been vaccinated are no longer allowed to go into the pub. The following also applies: Cinema, fitness center, soccer field, hairdresser, fitness studio, hairdresser, nail salon: For body-hugging services such as cutting hair or manicures, the following applies for the unvaccinated: Entry prohibited. Weddings, funerals, baptisms from 25 people as well as any event with more than 25 people: Here, too, nobody is allowed in who is not fully immunized. Unvaccinated people can only watch movies, theater and concerts at home on DVD or live TV. Football games, sporting events: no longer allowed without 2G proof. Punching, baked apples and handicrafts – for Viennese without Covid immunization it means “unfortunately no”. You have to make Christmas presents yourself. Many markets have entry barriers. It is strictly controlled. Unvaccinated people can do this even in lockdown: shopping in grocery stores, drug stores, pharmacies, post offices and tobacconists. Go to work. Public transport: Use with FFP2 mask possible. Going for a walk in the immediate vicinity of the home for physical and psychological relaxation will probably continue to be permitted. Christmas markets: fear of being blocked Drinking punch and strolling through Christmas markets has been possible again since Friday. On the first day, the “Krone” did a round of Rathausplatz. There is strict control at one of the ten entrances; only those who show their vaccination certificate and ID are allowed in. There were only a few visitors in the afternoon. “Today we only served a little punch,” says Petra Freiberg. She runs the oldest punch stand at the Christmas market. “We are also very afraid of being blocked,” says the stand owner. Renate Lehner is more positive, she also runs a punch stand and hopes that there will be more going on in the next few days. The guests also seem unconcerned. Jorina Nordsieg and Ayleen Rutenkröger stopped by on the spur of the moment: “We are confident that it will remain open for people who have been vaccinated,” they say. The winter garden in the Museum Quarter is swept empty in the afternoon. “I’m glad that there isn’t so much going on here, I would feel uncomfortable in a crowd,” says Denise Karpf. The stallholders are certainly not as happy about it. Different rules apply at the Christmas market on Spittelberg. The area is not fenced, everyone can stroll through the Christmas market. But to consume a punch or something else, you need an orange ribbon. This is issued at information stands or by employees in yellow vests after showing a 2G certificate. But this system doesn’t work so well: in front of our eyes, someone buys food without having a ribbon. The visitors are still very happy: “We have to take advantage of that while we can,” says Arthur Gruber. But here, too, there is little going on compared to previous years. “Today I have only sold five Häferl punch,” says the stall owner Simon B. “In the first few days there is less and less going on, we hope that it will be even more,” says Hans Netuschill in an interview with “Krone”. In addition to his sausage stand, this year he is running a stand with vegan meat loaf for the first time. But he too is very afraid that his stands will soon be closed.
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