- Title: 145 AT COVID-19 Traffic reduced
- Date: 19th March 2020
- Description:Traffic and travel has quietened down because of the COVID-19 measures Austrian Minister of Interior Thursday said in a joint presser with the Minister of Health, that there is a major reduction of traffic and transport which he very much appreciated. The Health Minister added, that the COVID-19 is feared by the most of the Austrians, but, the flu, is also very persistent this year, with 110 000 being ill and authorities expect 635 flu-related deaths this year. In the presser there was announced that less than a 1-meter-distance from each individual to the other (except persons who live together) is illegal. In case of not following the regulation, police can punish hard. Green areas remain open for the public, as there is no federal order to close, but in Vienna, playgrounds are closed as well as many parks. Airports are being closed down, today there was the last flight on the airport in Innsbruck, in the locked down province of Tyrol. Today morning there was the last regular flight of the Vienna airport, with a Boeing 767-300 from Chicago . There were 132 passengers who wanted to go home to Austria because of the virus spread. There are active border controls in Tyrol to the Italian neighbors, and , also since today, in Upper Austria to the German neighbors. Shotlist +MS presser chancellary Vienna +SOUNDBITE (GERMAN) Karl Nehammer, AT Minister of Interior: Already now, we register a minus of 90 percent of the people travelling by public transport, individual traffic has a reduction of 45 percent. All people who enjoy the sun outdoors, doing sports, all are responsible that the virus does not spread. That means each form of group of people is ok if they can guarantee a 1 meter distance to each other. +ZOOM IN entrance with "no entry" sign to iron door with chain , LOCATION "Stadtpark", Vienna +CU border sign Austria, LOCATION Scharnitz, AT province of Tyrol +VS police car starting, with hooter +ZOOM IN border check of truck driver with face mask +CU register paper +VS green tractor driving to white border control tent +MS young man approaching green border to Bavaria, Germany, ZOOM OUT +WS empty arrival hall, LOCATION airport Innsbruck, AT Tyrol +WS empty airport lane +PAN LEFT, details of various planes +WS wind vane +VS police border checks through car window, LOCATION Suben, Upper Austria +MS police vehicle at border +VS police officers standing around +MS white truck , being controlled by officer +PAN RIGHT police cars-border to Germany +CU 2 people in car wearing face masks +WS Danube river , LOCATION "Donauinsel", Vienna +WS bridge over green area, tram passes by on bridge +ZOOM IN playground, with entry stop banner
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:19/03/2020
- Decade: 2020s