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It was probably to be expected, after the dramatic Corona outbreak in Ischgl at the start of the pandemic, now comes a new shock info from the Alps! An outbreak in a ski resort could have a big impact – 19 ski instructors alone were positive!
Corona alarm in ski resort!
Positv cluster discovered! A group of ski instructors at an Austrian ski resort have been found to have 19 cases of Corona. As the group had already been staying in several alpine huts and restaurants in Kirchberg near Kitzbühel from December 25, Tyrolean authorities issued an appeal to possible contacts on Friday. It is urgently requested to be tested! All people who visited pubs in the Kirchberg area during this period and may have come into contact with the ski instructor cluster should carry out PCR tests to be on the safe side, they said.
Extremely avoid crowds and check for 14 days!
They should also monitor their health for two weeks, avoid crowds and wear FFP2 masks. According to a spokesman for the state of Tyrol, the ski instructors were staying in shared accommodation. Both infected and uninfected members of the group were isolated after the Corona cases became known. In the province of Tyrol, the seven-day incidence was recently around 300 Corona cases per 100,000 inhabitants.