With the obligation to wear face masks at ordinations, which has so far been prescribed by law, there will be another corona rule at the end of April. But be careful: “Doctors can insist that patients and companions in the practice continue to wear an FFP2 mask,” the Vienna Medical Association made clear on Friday.
This may be the case, for example, when people with poor health need to be protected or when patients enter the practice with complaints such as a cough or runny nose.
He advises patients to ask when they visit the doctor’s office whether face masks are still mandatory.
Doctors address patients
Naghme Kamaleyan-Schmied, general practitioner and deputy chairman of the Curie for general practitioners, makes an urgent appeal: “I know we are all tired of wearing a mask. Still, I ask patients to remain careful and wear a face mask in the sense of self-protection and protection of others if you are a high-risk patient yourself or could infect other people.
Since 1 July, SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a notifiable disease
The government already decided on February 1 in the Council of Ministers on the timetable for the end of the Corona measures. “The pandemic is going, the virus is staying and we will be able to deal with it,” said Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) at the time.
The timetable provides for a gradual phasing out of the regulations by the summer. From June 30, “normal operation” should regain the upper hand. Before the summer holidays – on July 1 – SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a notifiable disease.
Source: Krone
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