Talks in Linz – Omikron summit with critical infrastructure in Upper Austria

“The exact effects of Omikron for the experts cannot yet be foreseen. However, it can be assumed that the new virus variant, due to its high infection rate, can lead to major staff absences, ”warned LH Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP). They want to “prepare in good time and do everything to ensure the critical infrastructure and the best possible supply in particular”. Next to him, his deputies Christine Haberlander (ÖVP), Manfred Haimbuchner (FPÖ) and Nursing Provincial Councilor Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer (ÖVP) also sat representatives from the crisis management team, the police, the fire brigade, the Red Cross, the Workers’ Samaritan Association, the Armed Forces and the Civil Protection Association of the hospitals , the Chamber of Physicians and Pharmacists as well as the ORF at the table.

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