After a positive Corona test result with suspicion of the Omikron variant became known, the Tyrolean health authority launched a public appeal on Wednesday afternoon as a precaution. This is aimed at passengers on a regional bus from Innsbruck to Telfs last Saturday. The infected person concerned had previously flown from London to Innsbruck.
“After the authorities received a positive coronavirus test result with suspected Omikron mutation for a person who, according to the surveys on Saturday, November 11th, December, between 5:54 pm and 6:35 pm took the 4176 regional bus (in the direction of Nassereith) from Innsbruck to Telfs, the health authority is making a public appeal as a precaution, “it said in a broadcast from the state.” Carry out a PCR test as a precaution “People who were also on this bus during the period mentioned are asked to carry out a PCR test as a precaution. In addition, these people should pay attention to their state of health for two weeks and, as a precaution, pay more attention to hygiene and safety measures – such as keeping their distance, wearing an FFP2 mask and avoiding crowds. Innsbruck traveled back to Tyrol from Great Britain. AGES was informed immediately about this case and carries out the cross-border contact tracing in connection with the flight, “explains Elmar Rizzoli, head of the Tyrolean Corona Task Force. As things stand, there is currently a close contact person from the family environment in Tyrol, which has already been segregated. Self-registration for PCR test with code In order to process the fastest possible test registration for the persons affected by the call, a separate registration process was provided. Specifically: Select registration for the PCR test via www.tiroltestet.at and select “Public call / I have received the information from the authorities to report”. Enter the code call-bus-15122021 and fill in the login data. If symptoms such as runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, shortness of breath or the sudden loss of the sense of taste and smell occur, it is important to register yourself immediately via www.tiroltestet.at or to contact the health hotline 1450. In any case, you should contact your family doctor by phone. To date, six Omikron cases in Tyrol In Tyrol, there is another suspected case of the Omikron variant. According to the current state of knowledge, the number of already confirmed Omikron infections in Tyrol is six – these cases are now considered to have recovered, the state concluded.
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