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Vienna (dpa) - After the increased occurrence of the South African mutation of the corona virus in Tyrol, the state is defending itself against initial considerations for a quarantine.
The data situation does not provide such a serious step, said Tyrolean head of state Günther Platter on Thursday in the state parliament in Innsbruck.
You have to be on your guard, but it is important to maintain proportionality.
The South African variant has so far been identified 75 times in Tyrol - only five affected people are actively positive.
Contact tracking and testing would now be intensified.
It had not previously been ruled out that the entire state would be quarantined.
The Austrian news agency APA learned from informed circles that the government in Vienna is examining all options with experts.
Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) had described the situation in Tyrol as serious.
A decision should be made by Sunday at the latest.
A virologist from the Medical University of Innsbruck had sounded the alarm and demanded travel restrictions.
According to the virologist Dorothee von Laer, an evaluation showed that in parts of the Austrian state about ten percent of new infections were due to the South Africa variant.
This applies to the region between Innsbruck and the border with Bavaria near Kufstein.
It could be that the vaccinations are less effective against this mutation and that the natural protection provided by antibodies after an illness is less helpful against this variant.
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Corona situation in Tyrol