195 people who are counted as school staff tested positive for the corona virus in Vienna this week up to and including Thursday. This means that almost twice (!) As many teachers, cleaning staff or school attendants delivered a positive corona test than a week ago when 103 educators (and school staff) turned out to be infected. And this despite the fact that the vaccination coverage for teachers is more than 85 percent.
The number of Viennese students who tested positive for the coronavirus was 1368 in the past school week. That was 506 more than in the same period last week. Only around 55 percent of twelve to 19 year olds are fully vaccinated. The vaccine is still not approved for children under twelve, off-label vaccinations are booming. Now a school is also closed. The number of closed classes is still increasing. 107 classes were already closed on Thursday, and a school is now completely closed. Return: “I expected an increase” “The increase in the number of students and teachers who tested positive for the coronavirus was expected taking into account the past autumn holidays and the general increase in infection rates,” reported Education Councilor Christoph Wiederkehr has his say. “For me, open schools are to be clearly advocated, even in lockdown times, because our high-quality PCR tests give us a much better overview of the infection process.” In this way, the schools would also make a significant contribution to the desired reduction in the number of cases, he says. “It is also important to prevent our children from falling behind in education.”
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