Second week under third Lock-down in Austria (11th Jan. ’21)

Since 26.12 we are still under lock-down. It looks like Christmas didn’t cause a rapid spike of infections. However, the goal from the second lock-down to reduce the second wave under 1000 infections per day is still not reached. The actual situation, restaurants and retail closed but offices allowed keeps the curve constant at ~ 2000 infections a day. After the holidays, today is the first “real” working day.

Mass-Tests canceled

The third lock-down is scheduled until 24th January. The government wanted to provide the option get tested on 15th, 16th and 17th of January and again provided a website to register for a test. With a negative COVID-19 test it should have been possible to access restaurants and events. However, it was not clear who would have been be responsible to check if a customer has a valid negative test and for how long a negative test result would be valid. So the opposition parties threatened to slow down the process at the Bundesrat (second chamber of parliament) by a one-time veto and the government decided to drop the earlier mass test.

SQL Saturday virtual Event

COVID-19 killed another organization, PASS (professional associates for SQL Server) is insolvent. However, the local chapters like PASS Austria are still operable. This years SQL Saturday Vienna will be held online. Following a good tradition, SQL Saturday will be held on Friday 15th January.

Labor Minister resigned

CTRL+C and CTRL+V are very helpful shortcuts, but if you write a academic document you need to cite. The labor minister is accused of plagiarism and resigned on Saturday.