Austria: Corona outbreak in Ischgl – German tourists complain
Austria: Corona outbreak in Ischgl – German tourists continue to complain against the Alpine republic
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Corona hammer in Austria!
The corona outbreak in Ischgl (Austria) is one of the drivers of the pandemic in Europe in 2020. Victims and bereaved therefore have against the state Austria Claims for damages filed, demanding compensation for pain and suffering.
But the chances of it dropping – and are currently lower than ever.
Austria: Corona outbreak in Ischgl – German tourists continue to sue the Alpine republic
From the point of view of consumer advocate Peter Kolba, the lawsuits due to the Corona outbreak in Ischgl will initially remain unsuccessful. The Vienna Regional Court heard the cases of three more German plaintiffs on Monday. This time too, no witnesses were heard, said Kolba. Its consumer protection association (VSV) supports around 50 corona victims and survivors.
At the beginning of December, two similar lawsuits were dismissed. Kolba: “I do not assume that anything positive will come out in the first instance.” Nevertheless, there is hope if the cases were to be brought to the Supreme Court. In dismissing the first Ischgl lawsuits, the judge argued that the Epidemic Act only affects public health, but not two specific personal shooters. The republic was not responsible for either culpable or illegal behavior, the verdict said.
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This is the Alpine Republic of Austria:
- a central European landlocked country between Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
- Capital Vienna
- around 8.9 million inhabitants (as of 2021), 3,879 square kilometers in size
- Official language: German, regional official languages also Croatian, Hungarian and Slovenian
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Austria: German tourists are demanding compensation
The SAAM argues that authorities and politicians did not react correctly to the first reports of infections in the Tyrolean ski and party resort of Ischgl at the beginning of 2020. When the winter sports area was finally evacuated, other holidaymakers would have been infected during the chaotic mass departure and thus contributed to the spread of the virus in various countries.
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One of the plaintiffs on Monday was a woman from North Rhine-Westphalia, whose partner died of Covid-19 last year at the age of 52 after a vacation in Ischgl. She demands around 43,000 euros. Furthermore, the cases of two men from the Rhineland and from Munich were negotiated who suffered post-stays in Ischgl from long-term effects of the virus disease.
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They charge 95,000 and 12,000 euros, respectively. The judgments are recorded in writing. (mg with dpa)