Monday noon occurs Task force for the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus in the Ministry of the Interior together in Vienna. This is followed by a press statement from Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer and Health Minister Rudolf Anschober.
LIVETICKER for corona virus developments
Health councilors advise on coronavirus
The state health councils will meet with Minister of Health Anschober beforehand, “to further strengthen the coordination of measures” against the novel corona virus. The department announced on Sunday afternoon. “We take developments in Italy very seriously,” Anschober emphasized. “We are well prepared and work closely together within the EU.”
The European health authorities have a common strategy, the minister explained: If an outbreak such as now occurs in Italy, through isolation – traded regionally and tries to limit the spread. If facts that concern another EU country arise when questioning those affected, this is immediately fed into the European Union’s Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) and transmitted directly to the member state concerned so that it can also act immediately. “This approach worked well in the event of an outbreak in Bavaria three weeks ago,” Anschober said. “The outbreak was limited and stopped.”
Suspected infection: trains stopped on the burner
At night we were at the Brenner on the Austrian-Italian border two trains stopped Service. The all-clear was given after a few hours. “The two corona suspects were tested negative,” said Interior Minister Nehammer in a statement. Identity checks are carried out for all passengers who get off in Austria.
Hofer wants to convene the National Security Council
FPÖ federal party chairman Norbert Hofer calls for the convocation of the National Security Council. “It is negligent not to take any measures at the borders. Once the disease has arrived in Austria, it is too late,” he said on Monday. Travel to Austria from the affected regions should be restricted.
“If the world’s leading virologists say that we are facing a pandemic, all necessary precautionary measures must be taken immediately,” urged the FPÖ chief. “Even temperature measurements alone do not protect because there is no fever in the incubation period. There are also patients without symptoms who can be carriers.” The fear of the epidemic is in no way exaggerated as long as no vaccine is available.
(Source: APA)
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