The federal government will meet on Wednesday in Mauerbach, Lower Austria, for the traditional summer council of ministers. The subject of corona quarantine is off the table, Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) and Labor Minister Martin Kocher (ÖVP) announced on Tuesday that it would end in August. The variant management plan for the autumn has yet to be determined. And the government has time to tackle the energy issue, which is very topical with the war in Ukraine.
Given the repeated cuts to Russia’s gas supply and the massive rise in energy costs, the issue of energy security as well as measures to curb inflation are on the agenda.
Corona quarantine soon history
The coalition decided on Tuesday to move from segregating people who are corona positive to traffic restrictions – specifically an FFP2 mask requirement when in contact with people from outside the household. This is regulated in a regulation.
In addition, the Council of Ministers will decide on a variant management plan (VMP) on Wednesday, in which measures are planned for four COVID-19 scenarios.
Source: Krone
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