Contact tracing is restricted – salzburg.ORF.at
CoV policy
Salzburg’s district authorities no longer follow up on CoV infections. So you have to limit it. In the future, the focus will be on particularly endangered groups in retirement homes and homes for the disabled, it is said.
According to the appeal, infected people should inform possible contact persons themselves. According to the health spokeswoman for the district authorities, it will soon no longer be possible to contact every contact person directly. The health authorities bitten die infected therefore for help.
Appeal for help from the population
The health authorities would do their best to contact the contact persons of infected people quickly, emphasizes Michaela Rohrmoser, Lungau district chief and health spokeswoman for the district authorities. Because of the high number of infections, contact tracers and technical systems would soon reach their limits: “We assume that we will no longer be able to isolate all contact persons in the next few days.”
Infected people should inform contacts themselves
According to Rohrmoser, around 2,000 people infected per day then get “tight”. Only infected people could be called – and hardly any contact persons. The spokeswoman appeals to individual responsibility. The authorities would bit the population for help: “The index persons should please inform the contact persons themselves. And they should have themselves checked, reported and tested. “
The peak in the number of infections is expected around January 20th. The authorities also draw attention to the usual hygiene measures: masks, distances, hand washing. Reference is also made to the vaccinations, which are urgently needed.