After the rapid development of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Italy and the occurrence of six deaths, the Austrian Prime Minister in conjunction with the Austrian Minister of the Interior and Health Minister held an emergency conference in the afternoon of the 24th of Austria time to announce the Austrian response policy-temporarily not to take Border control measures.
The Federal Chancellor of Austria, Kurtz, said that although there will be no border control, the information warning and communication with neighboring countries will be closer, and once suspicious conditions are found at the border, various vehicles including trains will be blocked at any time; in the field of aviation, Vienna The temperature detection range of the international airport will be further expanded.
The governor of Carinthia, Austria, which borders Italy, currently advises people not to travel to Italy. He believes that the most important thing now is to stay calm and not to panic.
Due to the severe outbreak in northern Italy, the canton of Ticino, which borders it, has called for an emergency closure of the Swiss-Italian border. According to statistics, approximately 68,000 cross-border employees from Italy enter the Canton of Ticino to commute to work every day. The Swiss government has not considered further measures. On the 24th, a spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Public Health Agency also said in an interview with the Swiss News Agency that the situation may change rapidly. (Mainland reporter Xue Jingmeng)