- Title: 220 AT COVID-19 Easter no travel
- Date: 12th April 2020
- Description:Austria says public has been obeying travel restrictions despite warm and sunny weather This Easter weekend offers wonderful sunny weather with early summer temperatures in Austria. Under normal conditions, most of the people would enjoy an Easter trip, but in times of coronavirus, the majority of the people is disciplined and obeys the exit restrictions. In advance, the Austrian government had underlined their request to the population to stay at home in order not to risk more COVID-19 infections. In the thermal baths in Styria there is normally high season during the Easter holidays. But this year the thermal baths have been closed for nearly one month, 90 percent of the staff is in short-time work. Shotlist Styria, thermal bath in Bad Waltersdorf, April 12th: - VS Outside shots of thermal bath Bad Waltersdorf with Styrian flag (zoom out) - VS Inside shots of thermal bath Bad Waltersdorf - VS empty wellness and spa areas - MS Mannequins showing swimwear - MS closed spa bar - VS empty wellness and spa areas - SOUNDBITE (German) Gernot Deutsch, chairman thermal region Styria: “Normally we would have over 100,000 guests in the entire thermal region now. 8-10 percent of annual sales are usually made solely by the Easter business. Accordingly, it is now, of course, a dreary situation.” - C/U life belt - VS outside shots of empty thermal bath Bad Waltersdorf TC 00:57 Styria, thermal bath in Bad Blumau, April 12th: - GVs empty thermal bath in Bad Blumau - SOUNDBITE (German) Melanie Franke, manager thermal bath Bad Blumau: “My heart is bleeding when I have no guests here. Every single guest is the biggest loss. I would love to share this facility with all those guests. It's not just about our company, but also about all the surrounding companies that work with us: the local baker, the local vegetable grower and our wine supplier. All that stands still.” TC 01:28 - C/U closure with lettering “Thalersee behördlich gesperrt – Gilt auch für Radfahrer” (GERMAN for “Lake Thaler officially blocked – also for cyclists”) (zoom out) Lake Thaler - MS Paddle boats at the lakeside - PAN Lake Thaler (no day tourists) - MS a single hiker walking on a forest path - PAN LEFT Excursion destination for a day trip, hardly cars parking at parking area in front of it - C/U cable winch for chairlift standing still - MS a single cyclist - WS hikers couple sitting alone in a meadow
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:12/04/2020
- Decade: 2020s