Supermarkets in Austria begins to share the stitches out, which citizens must carry when they buy into.
All austrians now have a mask on when they shop in supermarkets.
It informs the Austrian government, in a statement, according to the news agency dpa.
the Injunction will be introduced in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, says chancellor Sebastian Kurz. It writes Reuters.
– These masks will be handed out in front of supermarkets. And it will be mandatory to wear them, says Sebastian Kurz.
He adds that the hope of the measure is also, more generally begin to wear masks in public.
– It is not a part of our culture, and it will be a big adjustment for us. However, it is necessary that we take it here steps to further reduce the spread, says Sebastian Kurz, according to dpa.
Around the world, factories are put on overtime to produce mundbind, as there is a great demand of in connection with the coronaudbruddet.
In neighboring Germany are many companies, especially in the textile industry, laid about, so that they now make protective equipment such as masks. This was stated by a spokesman for the German health minister on Monday, writes Reuters.
He says, moreover, that Germany can take the same initiative as Austria, as being turned down for other precautions.
Mandatory masks is not the only initiative, which Austria has come up with on Monday. The government orders also all the hotels closed, writes the Austrian news agency APA.
According to Reuters, means the measure, that hotels should be shut down for tourists. It is with this in mind that the easter holidays are just around the corner.
– We want to stop tourist use of hotels during this phase, says the health minister Rudolf Anschober, according to Reuters.
It is unclear how long the closure is going to last.
Austria is with the last injunction to one of the countries in Europe, which has taken the most drastic measures in the fight against coronavirus. Austria has already introduced a curfew.
Thus, it is only allowed to take a trip out to trade, if it is absolutely necessary. Citizens should leave their homes as rarely as possible, believe the austrian government.
on Monday, there are over 9000 smittetilfælde in the country, where there are over 100 coronarelaterede deaths.
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