… the peak of the omicron wave: “It looks as if the peak has also been exceeded in Austria. What we have learned internationally: The omicron wave comes quickly, it goes up quickly. But it can also go down again very steeply. In the USA, for example, that was the Case.”
… Lifting the easing of measures: “You have to observe how high the infection numbers are. It’s not about everyone who gets infected, but who don’t have particularly good protection against an infection, e.g. people with an immune deficiency. When you see that the new infection numbers go down pretty quickly, then you can definitely do it.”
… Restrictions to keep in the coming weeks: “Masks indoors are important – especially in schools. It would be important to me that people pay attention there. Also in hospitals. Basically in all indoor areas where there are large crowds of people”.
… the meaning of many tests: “At the moment they make sense – in a strong wave of the pandemic. It would be good if people knew whether they are infected or not, so that they cannot infect others. If the number of cases goes down accordingly, you can reconsider that .”