So far there have been 48 confirmed Omikron cases in around three million PCR tests in Vienna since the beginning of the month, so panic about the new variant is unfounded at the moment, as Mario Dujakovic, spokesman for SP Health Councilor Peter Hacker on Thursday on the short message service twitter stressed. “We have to wait for more details and the date and can then make further decisions on this basis,” he replied to a user in English who was concerned that many flights from Great Britain are currently landing in Austria, where the number of Omikron Cases has recently increased by leaps and bounds.
At the Piaristengymnasium in Vienna-Josefstadt, meanwhile, takes place despite three Omikron– In cases of suspicion, lessons are generally held according to the timetable. Education director Heinrich Himmer emphasized this on Thursday. There are currently three classes in quarantine, but the health authorities do not believe that closing the entire site is necessary. The general switch to distance learning announced by the management will not be implemented, said Himmer.
“The school cannot put itself into distance learning,” the director of education referred to the legal situation. The school could, however, streamline operations by staggering the start of lessons, for example. In addition, all parents can excuse their children from class – this rule applies for the time being until January 14th throughout Austria. (AA / red)
