All contact persons were informed and asked to stay at home, said the Styrian health minister Juliane Bogner-Strauß (ÖVP) at a press conference. These are their relatives. According to the medical doctor Karlheinz Tscheliessnigg, the woman is “mentally and health-conscious” and is “in a good environment where she is checked and monitored”. “All necessary preparations have been made, the population can feel safe,” emphasized the Styrian social officer Doris Kampus (SPÖ).
Federal President thanks helpers
Quite general recommendations met Austria’s National Security Council (NSR) on Friday evening. On the one hand, the Federal Government was recommended an intensive exchange of the public administration bodies responsible for containment, and on the other hand extensive information for the population.
Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen thanked all helpers in the current Coronvirusa crisis via social media on Friday evening. “Together they form something like the ‘Team Health Austria’ and do their utmost to ensure that we stay as healthy as possible,” he praised nurses, doctors, pharmacists, police officers, emergency services, but also the German army and the emergency services. “You too, dear citizens, can make a contribution by observing the recommended hygienic protective measures,” added the Federal President.
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Corona virus could become established
The corona virus could establish itself permanently like influenza viruses in the future. “It is not to be expected that SARS-CoV-2 will completely disappear,” said Heinz Burgmann, head of the clinical department for infections and tropical medicine at MedUni Vienna, in an interview with APA. Any scenarios are still speculation about the further course, warned the expert.
A total of 83,365 cases
As of December 31, 2019, 83,365 cases of COVID-19 (according to the case definitions applicable in the countries concerned) have been reported. As of February 28, 2,857 deaths from China were registered, 26 from Iran, 17 from Italy and 13 from South Korea, the ECDC reported on Covid-19. So far there have been two deaths in France.
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