2020 coronavirus pandemic in Austria
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
|---|---|
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Austria |
| First case | Innsbruck |
| Arrival date | 25 February 2020 |
| Origin | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Confirmed cases | 1,471 |
| Recovered | 9 |
Deaths | 4 |
This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Austria, and may not include all the most recent responses and measures. The Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Rudolf Anschober has been in charge of the response, and is optimistic about preventing the further spread of the virus.[1]
Timeline[edit]
On 25 February 2020, Austria confirmed the first two cases of COVID-19, a 24-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman from Lombardy, Italy tested positive and were treated at a hospital in Innsbruck, Tyrol.[2][3][4][5]
On 27 February, a 72-year-old man in Vienna had been in the Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung hospital for 10 days with flu symptoms before he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. He was then transferred to Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital.[6][7][8][9] A couple who tested positive and their two children who were showing symptoms were admitted to Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital. The family had previously been on holiday in Lombardy, Italy.[6][7] On 28 February, one of the children, a 15-year-old boy tested positive. Due to the illness, precautions were taken at his high school as 4 teachers and 23 students born between 2003 and 2005 were sent home for isolation.[10]
On 10 March 2020 government announced that all universities will close their classes at the latest by 16 March. All outdoor events with more than 500 people and all indoor events with more than 100 people are canceled. All children older than 14 years old are ordered to stay at home, starting 15 March, with the younger children starting 17 March . This will apply until 4 April.[11] Travel restrictions for people coming from Italy are established. The government asked the general public to avoid social contacts and announced even further restrictions to be made soon.[12]
On 12 March 2020, Austria confirmed the first death of COVID-19, a 69-year-old man from Vienna died in Vienna's Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital.[13]
On 15 March, a ban was also announced for public gatherings of more than five people, and restaurants were ordered to close beginning on 17 March.[14] In addition, Günther Platter, the governor of Tyrol, announced a one-week lockdown for the whole province.[15][16] Residents in Tyrol were required to remain in their homes except for necessary reasons such as purchasing food or medicine, visiting the doctor, withdrawing cash, or walking a dog.[15]
As of 16 March, nationwide, homes may only be left for one of the following reasons [17]:
- urgently necessary professional activities
- necessary purchases (groceries or medication)
- assisting other people
- outside walks, alone or in company of people living in the same household
Officials stated that those restrictions are being actively enforced by the police.
Statistics[edit]
As of 18 March 2020[update] 8:00am, there were 1471 confirmed cases in Austria, three of them have died, nine of them have officially recovered [19].
On 17 March, the death of a fourth person suspected to be infected by COVID-19 was announced.[20]. The woman died in home quarantine and was only 48 years old. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
Prevention measures[edit]
In addition to border checks, Austria has banned all arrivals from Italy, China's Hubei Province, Iran, and South Korea, excepting those who have a medical certificate no more than four days old that confirms they are not affected by coronavirus.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ Reuters (17 March 2020). "Austria Close to Standstill, Starts Biggest Repatriation Effort Ever". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Austria reports first two cases of coronavirus". The Guardian. AP. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ red, ORF at/Agenturen (25 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Zwei Fälle in Tirol bestätigt". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Busby (now), Mattha; Belam, Martin; Marsh, Sarah; Rourke, Alison; Farrer (earlier), Martin; Busby, Mattha; Adams, Richard; Parveen, Nazia; Wearden, Graeme (25 February 2020). "Coronavirus news: Austria and Croatia report first cases as Tenerife quarantines hotel – live updates". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Helen Regan; Adam Renton; Meg Wagner; Mike Hayes; Veronica Rocha (25 February 2020). "Austria's 2 coronavirus cases are Italian citizens". CNN. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Dritter bestätigter Coronavirus-Fall in Wien - derStandard.at". DER STANDARD (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ a b red, wien ORF at/Agenturen (27 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Drei bestätigte Fälle in Wien". wien.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ birgit.seiser,katharina.zach. "Coronavirus erreicht Wien: 72-Jähriger erkrankt". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ red, ORF at/Agenturen (27 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Wiener Patient seit zehn Tagen im Spital". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ red, ORF at/Agenturen (28 February 2020). "Infektion in Steiermark: Bereits sieben bestätigte CoV-Fälle". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Stufenweise ab Montag: Österreich schließt Schulen «". Kleinezeitung.at. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ bock, sita, beide ORF.at/Agenturen (10 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Starke Einschränkungen beschlossen - news.ORF.at". Orf.at. Retrieved 15 March 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Austria Reports First Death from COVID-19 - Vindobona.org | Vienna International News". Vindobona.org. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-15/austria-clamps-down-on-public-life-as-coronavirus-cases-soar
- ^ a b "The Latest: US CDC recommends strict 8-week limit on crowds". AP NEWS. 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Austria's Tyrol province orders lockdown - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ ORF.at/Agenturen (16 March 2020). "Ausgangsbeschränkungen - Was nun erlaubt ist und was nicht - news.ORF.at". Orf.at. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Aktuelle Informationen: Neuartiges Coronavirus" (in German). Sozialministerium. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Aktuelle Informationen: Neuartiges Coronavirus" (in German). Sozialministerium. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Um=09:04, 17 03 2020 (17 March 2020). "Vierter Todesfall". ORF.
- ^ Template:Cite url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-travel-bans/index.html
External links[edit]
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases and historical data by Johns Hopkins University
- Coronavirus: Erster Todesfall in Österreich
