Corona hammer in Austria: If the intensive care beds in the hospitals are used to 30 percent, the unvaccinated should go into lockdown! This was decided by the federal government around the new Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg (52) and the country representatives at a joint video conference on Friday evening. It is not yet known what the lockdown will look like. 30 percent occupancy corresponds to 600 intensive care beds in Austria.
The conference was convened due to the increasing corona numbers in Austria.
Currently level 1 of 5
A step-by-step plan was discussed to cushion the consequences of the pandemic. With a 25 percent occupancy rate (500 beds) of the intensive care beds, 2G (recovered and vaccinated) should be introduced for restaurants, hotels, events as well as hospital and care visits, it was decided. A PCR test is then no longer sufficient.
There are currently 224 intensive care beds in Austria. This means that our neighboring country is on level 1 of their Corona step-by-step plan. At level 2 (from 300 beds) the 2G rule applies in night catering and for events without permanently assigned seats from 500 people. It is expected that this level will be reached as early as next week. At level 3 (400 occupied beds) the antigen test is no longer valid.
Before the conference, Austrian Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (47) said the government’s goal was to increase vaccination coverage. A press conference has been announced for 10.30 p.m. (vof)