Covid Austria, government launches stricter rules

The Austrian government launches stricter regulations to stem the new wave of infections caused by the omicron variant. The new measures, which will come into force on Saturday, provide for the shortening of the quarantine to five days, the obligation for people to wear masks outdoors when they are in a crowd and the limitation of the validity of the green to six months. pass Previously, people who tested positive had to observe a 14-day quarantine. Controls will also be tightened from next week to ensure that only vaccinated or cured people enter shops and cultural venues. The government has also urged smart working if possible. “We must adapt to the fact that the numbers of infections will increase rapidly,” said the chancellor, Karl Nehammer, at a press conference in Vienna. Austria today registered 8,853 new cases of Covid-19.