This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/news/482729-austria-italia-coronavirus-ban/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Austria banning entry for people from Italy amid coronavirus outbreak – Chancellor Kurz | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Austria is imposing a blanket ban on all people entering from Italy unless they have a medical certificate, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has proclaimed, though Austrians currently in Italy are strongly encouraged to return. | |
| “There will be an entry ban for people [travelling] from Italy to Austria, with people who have a medical certificate being an exception,” Kurz said on Tuesday, as cited by local media. | |
| Meanwhile, Austrians who find themselves in Italy will be allowed to return, but “they must be kept in isolation for two weeks.” | |
| Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said police will scrutinize movement at the Italian border. “A transit through Austria is allowed as long as there is no stopover in Austria,” the official said, noting that cross-border traffic in both directions has already dropped by more than half. | |
| Simultaneously, the government is calling off lectures at universities and professional schools starting from next Monday, while companies will encourage staff to work from home. | |
| Austria has reported over 150 confirmed coronavirus cases so far, which is considered by many to be “a very small number,” Kurz acknowledged. But its lethality is so high that the government can’t go soft on the disease, he explained. | |
| Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! |