After long criticism from the FPÖ of the federal government’s corona policy, the federal government now wants to lift all relevant measures by June 30 at the latest. Not only is it not fast enough for the Blues, FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl even mocks the “timetable”.
“There is no end to this ‘rumbling’ in dealing with Corona,” Kickl said in a broadcast on Wednesday. About the announced “schedule” he said: “The green minister (Johannes, note) Rauch probably does not realize with his troop of measures that the train has already left and he is alone on the platform.”
The current sessions of the National Council could also have been used to “put an end to the unfortunate specter of the Corona laws”. In addition, the “Corona-extra sausages” should be removed from the federal states, he alluded to the stricter regulations in Vienna.
Mask already hung on the nail beforehand
The government’s current plan calls for the pandemic to formally end in this country on June 30, 2023, it said on Wednesday. A corona infection is then treated as a normal disease, which also ends the current traffic restrictions for people who have tested positive. Even before the end of all corona measures, the face masks must be hung: In concrete terms, this will be the case in hospitals, retirement homes and nursing homes at the end of April.
Vaccinations, tests and medication should be integrated into the regular structures of the Austrian health system by then. In any case, the aim of Minister of Health Rauch is that vaccination and medication remain free. The tests should also be available free of charge to people with symptoms like before. However, the current system, with five free PCR and antigen tests per month, will not go ahead.
Social Security
Social Security expressed relief. The passage of the corona laws and with it the official “end of the pandemic” is not only long-awaited, but also brings many new tasks for the health system with the return to normality, said Peter Lehner, chairman of the conference of the social security institutions.
“It wasn’t just the Corona crisis that challenged us, the effects and aftermath must now be managed consistently.”
Source: Krone
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