Ski charter: Stricter entry from Monday
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On Saturday, airliners with ski tourists from Great Britain will land in Salzburg again – where the virus variant Omikron has recently spread widely. The federal government is tightening the entry rules to 2-G-plus – not only for the British. Clarity is now also for unvaccinated children. The “ninja pass” is also valid for them during the holidays.
And holiday children from abroad also receive such passports. Discussions were held in the Ministry of Health all Friday. In the evening it was announced that 2-G-plus applies to all federal states. From Monday onwards, holidaymakers are only allowed to enter the country vaccinated or recovered. You must also have a negative PCR test result.
New rules only from Monday
The tightening does not apply this weekend. The vacationers are allowed to enter with 2.5-G. Salzburg’s health officer and Vice Prime Minister Christian Stöckl (ÖVP) describes the upcoming start of the season as “tense”. The country is at least drawing up a plan B for the weekend. FFP2 masks would be distributed at the airport, according to Stöckl: “We point out to the guests that they have to wear the masks into the quarters. So that a possible spread is prevented. “
How will the children go on? The “ninja pass” established in schools is now also valid during the holidays. Austrian children between 12 and 15 years have free access to hotels and lifts. There is also a Holiday Ninja Pass for children from abroad.
Federal government “excludes nothing”
The tests are the same as for the Ninja Pass at school. PCR tests should be carried out as often as possible – these are valid for 72 hours. Antigen tests are valid for 48 hours, says government politician Stöckl: “We have the test roads open during the day throughout the winter.”
While the tests here are free for vacationers too, you have to pay for them in the pharmacies. According to the federal government, nothing will be ruled out for January. The development depends on how the situation with Omikron develops in Europe.