An FFP2 mask must then be worn. It was already clear that the 2G rule in retail and in museums will expire on February 12, so access will then no longer be restricted to those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered.
In addition, it is now also possible for unvaccinated people to visit the hairdresser, albeit only with a negative test, it said. “In contrast to previous corona waves, Omicron currently does not pose an acute threat to our health system,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP). The situation in normal and intensive care units is stable.
The seven-day incidence in Austria is around 2,600 per 100,000 inhabitants.