According to a report by the daily Kurier, the Austrian government is about to copy the German forced quarantine. The medium writes that the regulation is currently in preparation and should come into force before Christmas.

The planned regulation is extremely reminiscent of the German forced quarantine, which has been practiced since November 8, 2020. People who have stayed in so-called risk areas should be quarantined for ten days. “Free testing” should be possible after five days at the earliest and at your own expense.

Austria currently allows quarantine-free entry if a negative PCR result, the smear of which is not older than 72 hours. Citing ministry experts who are tasked with drafting the ordinance, the courier writes that the cause of the current procedure lies with people who stayed in Turkey and Serbia in the summer. It is believed that after the Orthodox Christmas, which will take place on January 7, 2020, infected people could be "imported" on a large scale.

Another blow is the fact that it is planned that in the future, a possible quarantine after a vacation will not be considered an excuse at work and that one must take vacation. The courier reports, without specifying any further states, that the new entry regulations “apply equally to all countries with high levels of Covid” and therefore “also affect returnees from skiing holidays in Switzerland”. However, it is unclear how "high Covid exposure" is defined and whether the travel warnings will be used for this as before.

For aviation, the planned regulation, if it comes into force before Christmas, could mean a major setback. It is precisely during this time that the demand from various carriers has picked up again, which may change suddenly. Austria is obviously not developing a new solution, but is copying again from the Germans.