- Title: 440 AT Traffic jam Styria
- Date: 14th August 2020
- Description:Huge traffic jam at the Styrian Spielfeld border crossing between Austria and Slovenia While a travel warning for Croatia will apply to Austrians from Monday and they will be asked to return, other vacationers continue south unimpressed. There are long traffic jams both at the border crossings in Carinthia at the Karawanken tunnel and in Styria at the border crossing Spielfeld to Slovenia. Item showing pictures of the Styrian border crossing Spielfeld between Austria and Slovenia. When leaving Austria, the traffic jams were longer than when entering, mainly cars with German, Czech or Polish license plates and very few with Austrian license plates. Change of sides: When entering Austria there were more Austrian license plates. According to the authorities, tourist traffic in Spielfeld during the day was as usual at this time. Because of the travel warning from Monday midnight, this could change in the next few hours. At the moment, the police and the health authorities are still checking randomly, from Monday midnight there will be rigorous checks. Returnees must either present a negative PCR test that is no older than 72 hours or go into quarantine for 10 days. Shotlist LOCATION: Border crossing Spielfeld, Styria, 15.8.2020: - VS Traffic jam: cars leaving Austria, mainly cars with German, Czech or Polish license plates - TC 00:15 change of sides: cars entering Austria, more cars with Austrian license plates - VS Random control by border police. - TC 00:25 VOXPOP Austrian returnee (German): “It was perfect timing for us to return home today. We did not have to break up our trip prematurely.” - Journalist`s question (German): “Are you glad being back in view of the travel warning from Monday?” - VOXPOP ( German): “Of course you are glad to come home in such a case.” - TC 00:35 VOXPOP young Austrian returnee (German): “We heard about the travel warning in the news and she called the foreign ministry. And they told us, who won`t be back by Monday midnight has to into quarantine.” - Journalist`s question (German): “That means you broke up your holiday?” - VOXPOP ( German): “Yes, indeed.” - VS Long traffic jam at the border crossing Spielfeld - VS Random controls by border police - TC 01:00 SOUNDBITE (German) Jürgen Haas, police Styria: “We assume that the tourist traffic to Austria will be more intense tomorrow.” - VS Random fever measuring and border controls - MS traffic jam at border crossing Spielfeld
- Collection: ORF
- Genre:News
- Producer:ORF
- Transmission Date:15/08/2020
- Decade: 2020s