In Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, kindergarten children will also be tested regularly from autumn. On the one hand, travelers returning to the federal capital are invited to test it, and the gargle test is also to be used regularly – details will be presented next week. Antigen sucking tests are already in use in Lower Austria and Burgenland, and these are to continue to be made available to kindergarten children.
Traffic light in Upper Austria
In Upper Austria, the procedure has not yet been decided, but the regulations should be adapted depending on the infection rate, it is said, a kind of “traffic light regulation”. The aim is to use the recommendations of the Ministry of Education as a guide. Minister Heinz Faßmann (VP) presented a detailed concept for the schools last week – for the kindergartens, which are a matter for the federal states, he wants to present a guide in August.
In Carinthia and Styria, on the other hand, testing with kindergarten children is viewed rather critically, in Salzburg air purification devices are also to be purchased for kindergartens, which the state co-finances.
There is only compulsory vaccination for kindergarten staff in Vienna and Lower Austria, for new employees.
