Although the federal capital Vienna made it out of the highest risk level this week, City Councilor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ) is slowing down the euphoria. “One thing is certain: Vienna will stick to its cautious path,” emphasized the SPÖ politician on Thursday in the “ZiB 2” (see video above). It is quite possible that the rules for gastronomy and co. Will even be tightened again by 2G Plus before the holidays.
The nationwide draft ordinance of the Ministry of Health is currently being studied on the planned Covid rules over the holidays. Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) wants to present this on Friday morning. According to Hacker, it is not yet clear whether Vienna will go its own way again. That depends on the rules of the game. The city council only wanted to reveal this much: “We have rolled out a huge PCR system that is available to the entire population and this will undoubtedly be part of our rules of the game.” So it may be called 2G Plus above the holidays? Hacker: “Yes, but then it comes before the holidays so that we can all prepare for it.” However, details can only be said on Friday, as soon as the nationwide rules are in place. Hacker defended the previously strict course of measures in “ZiB 2” Vienna. “We still have over 400 patients in the hospitals and 100 in the intensive care units. Our goal is to come down even further with the numbers. We want the hospitals to relax, I want the employees to be able to celebrate a little Christmas too. ”“ A large part of the population supports the measures ”The dissatisfaction that restaurants and hotels are closed until Monday (December 20th) could he partially understand. “Of course, everyone is pissed off if you can’t go to the pub. Me too. But the point is that we keep bigger gatherings as small as possible in order to come down with the numbers even further. The majority of the Viennese population also supports our measures. People understand which logic we follow. ”According to Hacker, the majority of restaurateurs would also consider the current regulation to be sensible. “We don’t have to deal with lockdowns during the Christmas season, but can meet up with friends in a proper setting. And we don’t need to fear that the hospitals will fill up again in two to three weeks. “
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