In the supermarket, in the hospital, in the bank: the mask obligation applies until July 8 – also for about 130,000 employees in the retail sector. Whether she will accompany us this summer will be discussed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The announcements from the opposition and experts are clear – the only one who remains vague is the health minister.
The masquerade caused heated tempers even in the third Corona year. Get rid of it? If so, when and where? If not, why not?
GECKO boss for masks also in summer
GECKO boss Katharina Reich advocates wearing masks in the summer as well. Protection of vulnerable groups. Preparation for the fall. At the moment, however, the number of infections is falling, temperatures are rising. Still, some 130,000 retail workers are required to wear face masks.
Current Corona rules end on July 8
The current Corona rules end on July 8. Minister of Health Johannes Rauch (Greens) speaks of “every relaxation in a reasonably general picture”. A vague announcement that calls other parties on the parliamentary agenda. Wednesday in plenary. There are several requests.
FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl: “Chancellor Nehammer said at the ÖVP party conference that we no longer care about so many viruses.” Ergo: Get rid of the masks. And SPÖ health spokesman Philip Kucher is demanding that one of the government’s expert committees be assessed by May 31.
Handel is pleased with the advance of the opposition
Gerald Loacker (NEOS) points to experts that the pandemic is becoming endemic and calls for the phasing out of masks “in all areas of the economy outside the health sector”. What does the ÖVP say? She points to the responsibility of the Minister of Green.
WKO boss Harald Mahrer speaks of the urgency to end “mask torture in retail”. Rainer Will of the trade association is happy with the advance of the opposition: “The mask is no longer an issue almost everywhere. Only our health minister is riding a dead horse.”
Source: Krone
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