Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein: “The more people get vaccinated, the less they will die from the coronavirus pandemic.” United Kingdom towards easing of restrictions
The Austrian parliament – first in Europe – has said yes to the obligation to vaccinate everyone aged 18 and over. The provision will come into effect from 1 February. The discussion in the Lower House of Parliament in Austria took place in the late afternoon. Under consideration of the classroom the bill to make the vaccine against the covid mandatory, at the beginning of February, for all adults. Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein intervened in support of the vaccination, which he called an act of solidarity. “The more people get vaccinated, the less they will die from the coronavirus pandemic,” he said. The proposal is supported by a clear majority. Opposition leader, epidemiologist Pamela Rendi-Wagner, also supports the project. «Vaccinations save lives. Yours and that of others, ”she said. To incentivize the vaccination campaign, the bill allocates about one billion euros.
Super green pass in France from February 2nd
The French “vaccination pass”, equivalent to the Italian super green pass, will come into force next Monday, January 24, and will take the place of the “health pass”, which could also be activated without vaccination but with a negative buffer. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced it on live TV. As for the calendar on the lifting of the restrictions, on February 2 the obligation to wear masks outside, the obligation to smart working will be eliminated and the audience limits in stadiums and entertainment halls will fall. A decision that disconcerts, in the face of the 525,000 cases recorded today, the record since the beginning of the pandemic.
Johnson towards easing restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of plan B restrictions for the coronavirus in England shortly, while he is still in the storm over the “partygate” and struggles to save his position. In the morning, Johnson’s consultations with ministers to analyze data on Covid-19, then declarations in the House of Commons are expected. The announcements will come as pressure continues to rise on Johnson for parties held in Downing Street and other government venues in 2020 and 2021. UK broadcaster Sky News recalls that the so-called Plan B restrictions, which were introduced prior to Christmas in the midst of the spread of the Omicron variant and expected to expire on January 26, they include guidelines for working from home, Covid passes and the mandatory use of masks in shops and public transport. According to reports from Sky News, the orientation for remote work could be revoked, while the obligation to use masks would remain in force.
Scotland realigns to England
The local government of Edinburgh, competent in health matters under the British devolution, realigns itself to the central one in London on the Covid emergency by announcing the lifting of most of the extra restrictions imposed in Scotland last month to deal with the surge in infections fed the Omicron variant to a more severe extent than was decided by Boris Johnson’s cabinet in England – by far the largest nation in the UK. This was announced today by the Scottish first minister, and leader of the SNP independence activists, Nicola Sturgeon, formalizing starting from January 24 the reopening of nightclubs, the end of the distancing obligation and the lifting of the restrictions restored in recent weeks on the number of admissions to events such as football matches, sports competitions, concerts, shows. Sturgeon evoked a significant decrease “in infections on a weekly basis and added:” We have turned the corner of the Omicron wave. “For now, however, the indication to undergo antigen tests before collective meetings remains in force. Scots, such as Labor in Wales, had chosen a more restrictive strategy against Omicron than what was decided for England by the central Tory government of Boris Johnson, which limited itself to betting on a record acceleration of the third booster doses of the vaccine. to reintroduce the obligation of masks in crowded public places, to recommend the return to smart working where possible and to introduce a micro Green Pass for access only to discos or mass events. A restrictive strategy that has not proved more effective than in the face of this variant, which is now also down in England where Johnson intends to abolish the mini Green Pass and work from home as of January 26th.
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