Because of Omikron: Already 1,800 school classes in distance learning

Some experts still believe that school closures will be inevitable.

© APA

This is a doubling compared to the start of the week. However, no location is currently completely closed.

At Austrian schools, around 1,800 classes are now in distance learning due to frequent corona infections. According to the Ministry of Education, however, not a single location is currently completely closed, it said on APA-Inquiry. It is now also clear that only one PCR test will be carried out outside of Vienna next week. The ministry therefore wants to “fully assert all claims relating to penalty payments, damages, etc.”.

The 1,800 closed classes are roughly twice as many as at the beginning of the week. Since Wednesday, however, there has only been an increase of 300 classes. Currently, in one case, face-to-face teaching continues in one class, but the remaining children then have to be tested daily for five days. If another corona case occurs in this class within three days, distance learning will be used.

“Low Number not understandable”

Actually, two PCR tests should be carried out weekly since the current week. Due to IT problems at the test provider ARGE for molecular diagnostics, there were already large-scale problems with the school PCR tests last week. The ARGE, which took over the execution of the tests in eight federal states (except Vienna) after a new tender after the Christmas holidays, had to contend with technical problems when evaluating the results – especially when assigning and evaluating them in the database. The result, according to the ministry: “An incomprehensibly low number of positive cases” and “late, incorrect and incomplete” data transmission.

Therefore, only one PCR test was carried out this week. Nevertheless, there were still problems and unevaluated tests on Monday. Only when fewer tests had to be carried out per day due to a reorganization of the test days were all the results sent to the schools in good time. “The originally difficult situation has eased significantly, the error rate has been significantly reduced,” emphasized the ARGE. We continue to work on “optimizing data management”. Therefore, next week you will only test once. A total of around 1,400 positive school tests were registered this week in the eight federal states, which is 0.23 percent of the tests evaluated.

Vienna is testing more PCR

In the coming week, PCR testing will be carried out in Styria and Salzburg on Monday, on Tuesday in Lower Austria, on Wednesday in Upper Austria and Burgenland and on Thursday in Carinthia, Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Antigen tests should be carried out on the remaining days as before. In addition, parents and students are asked to carry out a test at the weekend if possible.

In Vienna, PCR tests will continue to be carried out at least twice a week. The evaluation also works there – however, due to many late reports and different numbers, unlike usual, no collected data on the infections found in the past week could be presented on Friday. These should come on Monday.

eine Newsletter Anmeldung Platzhalter.

We would like to show a newsletter subscription here. Unfortunately, you did not give us your consent for this. If you want to view this, please agree to Piano Software Inc.

eine Newsletter Anmeldung Platzhalter. Top-informed anytime and anywhere

Secure unrestricted access to all digital content from KURIER: Plus content, ePapers, online magazines and more.
Now KURIER digital subscription testing.

Note: This article has been indexed to our site. We do not claim legitimacy, ownership or copyright of any of the content above. To see the article at original source Click Here

Related Posts

Scent of extinction? How sandalwood is being harvested to death in the wild

The aromatic sandalwood tree could become extinct in the Australian bush within 50 to 100 years if wild harvesting continues, a research paper released today warns.Key points:A research paper warns wild sandalwood is heading towards extinction and calls for the species to be listed as "threatened"It recommends wild harvesting be transitioned to plantation farmingSandalwood plays an important…
Read More
Anjos estão trabalhando ‘disfarçados’ como ‘agentes secretos’ de Deus na vida das pessoas: Greg Laurie thumbnail

Anjos estão trabalhando ‘disfarçados’ como ‘agentes secretos’ de Deus na vida das pessoas: Greg Laurie

O pastor da megaigreja Greg Laurie disse no domingo que os anjos estão “ativamente envolvidos” na vida de cada cristão enquanto pregava uma mensagem especial sobre anjos e demônios. Mas ele não poderia dizer com certeza se cada crente tem um “anjo da guarda”, mas acredita que sim.  Laurie, o pastor sênior da Harvest Christian Fellowship…
Read More
Man killed by car after buying instant noodles in supermarket thumbnail

Man killed by car after buying instant noodles in supermarket

范男遭汽車迎頭撞擊,汽車引擎蓋凹陷、擋風玻璃碎裂,范男滾落地面不起,消防隊員獲報趕往,范男失去生命跡象,緊急施行CPR送醫仍傷重不治。(民眾提供) 2022/01/15 11:59〔記者彭健禮/苗栗報導〕新竹縣60歲范姓男子,昨晚在苗栗縣頭份市中正一路一家路口附近超商買完泡麵過馬路時,遭48歲林姓男子駕駛汽車撞擊,送醫傷重不治。警方調查,雙方都沒有喝酒,初判肇事原因為范男過馬路未行走斑馬線、林男也未注意前方道路狀況。這起車禍發生在昨天晚間8點許,范男開車到中正一路、大成高中路口附近,把車停放在北上車道路肩,過馬路到對街的超商購買泡麵;范男買完泡麵,直接穿越馬路要回車上,未料,在南下內線車道遭林男駕駛汽車撞擊。 范男遭汽車迎頭撞擊,汽車引擎蓋凹陷、擋風玻璃碎裂,范男滾落地面不起,消防隊員獲報趕往,范男失去生命跡象,緊急施行CPR送醫,傷重不治。警方調查,雙方都沒有喝酒,初判肇事原因為范男過馬路未行走斑馬線、林男也未注意前方道路狀況。警方呼籲,行人穿越馬路請走斑馬線,駕駛車輛時也要專心注意前方道路狀況,並於行經路口時減速慢行,共同維護道路交通安全。 不用抽 不用搶 現在用APP看新聞 保證天天中獎  點我下載APP  按我看活動辦法
Read More

3,000 new homes planned on ‘Oxford greenbelt’

THE FIRST steps towards plans to create a 3,000-home development on the edge of the city are set to be approved next week. The development would see thousands of homes, new schools, and a new park and ride created on the Grenoble Road site – known as the ‘South Oxfordshire Science Village’. The site is…
Read More
Pedocriminality in the Church: can we force priests to lift the secrecy of confession in order to denounce sexual violence? thumbnail

Pedocriminality in the Church: can we force priests to lift the secrecy of confession in order to denounce sexual violence?

Le rapport de la commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l'Eglise catholique insiste sur la nécessité de signaler des témoignages de crimes sexuels sur mineurs recueillis lors des confessions. La Conférence des évêques s'y oppose."Le secret de la confession s'impose à nous et est au-dessus des lois de la République." En une phrase, mercredi 6…
Read More
Index Of News
Total
0
Share