Re: [113attendees] Breaking news: IETF 113 will be after removal of virtually all CoVID measures

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 13/03/2022 à 23:43, Scheffenegger, Richard a écrit :
>
> Sorry for the delayed respone, I have been busy, together with my
> extended family, to mitigate the impact of recent events nearby (<600km
> to the border) on a select few displaced but "lucky" individuals.
>
> While I personally have prevented becoming infected so far (and having
> been vaccinated more than sufficient times), my view is that people will
> have to accept the fact that the virus will/has been become endemic.
>
> It is outside the scope of any government to contain it, and fully
> inside of the possibilty of those of us who can choose to travel, to
> also prepare themselves - on an individual basis - to reduce personal
> risk (getting vaccinated, wearing proper FFP2/N95 masks even if not
> stipulated by local regulations).
>
> As has been pointed out, despite the relatively high new (detected)
> cases, the local health care system is coping with these levels - in
> particular, ICU utilization by CoVID patients remains constant for the
> last couple of weeks.
>
> However, the most recent projections do show a slight uptick
> https://www.sozialministerium.at/Informationen-zum-Coronavirus/COVID-Prognose-Konsortium-2022.html#maerz-2022 
>
> and having a massive influx from a country where vaccination or personal
> mask wearing was never really an option, will certainly drive this in
> the next few weeks..
>
>
> After the IETF has concluded, the massive screening and testing regime
> at no cost to any person in austria, will be reduced.
>
> I would expect that the detected number of cases will then become much
> more in-line with other western countries that have dramatically less
> dense, and more costly (out of pocket) testing regimes.
>
> In short: On my personal criticallity scale, Covid has been much
> subdued, and other world events are dramatically more worrysome.


Both should be considered simultaneously, I think.

One should be also ready for a third to arrive (famine ? hunger ? 
high-prices ?), or something else that one cant imagine at this time.

Alex


>
> Best regards,
>   Richard
>
>
> Am 11.03.2022 um 13:00 schrieb Alexandre Petrescu:
>> any news?
>>
>> Le 16/02/2022 à 14:35, Scheffenegger, Richard a écrit :
>>> The austrian federal government has just anounced, that with 5th of
>>> March, virtually all restrictions and limitation in connection with
>>> CoVID will be lifted - except in sensitive areas (presumably Home of 
>>> the
>>> Elderly, Hospitals).
>>>
>>> Free PCR testing will be continued until at least 31st of March,
>>> nevertheless.
>>>
>>> https://orf.at/stories/3247635/
>>>
>>> So, I guess no 5* Tourist Quarantine Hotel for free any more... :)
>>>
>>> Take care nevertheless!
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>