Corona infections skyrocket after "freedom tour" of the FPÖ in Carinthia

The "freedom tour" of FPÖ chairman Herbert Kickl in Carinthia at the beginning of November, which took him from Wolfsberg to Gmünd, caused heated debates. A major FPÖ event took place in Wolfsberg on November 5th. In the near future, the number of infections in the district skyrocketed; the seven-day incidence is currently over 2000, making the district the sad leader in Austria.

Singer of the "Fidelen Mölltaler" died

There was also material for debate after it became known that the singer of the folk music group "Die Fidelen Mölltaler", Ludwig "Lucky" Ladstätter, died on Monday after a two-week fight against Corona in the Wolfsberg hospital. He had also attended the FPÖ event, as shown by a photo of him with Kickl, which he himself posted on Instagram.

According to information from Kabeg, the state hospital in Wolfsberg is working at full capacity. Since all hospitals in the state cooperate with intensive care patients, the question of whether the intensive care unit in Wolfsberg is overloaded cannot be answered that way. 57 people in Carinthia are currently receiving intensive medical care due to corona.

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Troisième cas d'infection au variant Omicron confirmé en Suisse. La personne est isolée et ses contacts sont en quarantaine.

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The in Basel known Omikron-Fall is it a 19 year old high school student. He is a student at the Kirschgarten High School. The source of infection is unknown and it has no travel activity given in advance, informs the Basel health department. Of the fully vaccinated high school student have mild symptoms, it was said. The case was discovered with the regular mass testing in schools. The subsequent individual test was sequenced and the omicron virus was confirmed.

During the contagious period he was in contact with his class as well as with the choir and orchestra with whom he had a performance last week. The contact tracing team has informed the school management, parents and other private contact persons of the student. Around 100 people have to be in quarantine for ten days.