Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Austria warns against travel to Tyrol, eases virus curbs

Austria on Monday issued a warning against travel to its Tyrol province amid concerns over cases of a coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa, even as the country eased its third lockdown by reopening schools, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

On the trail of SARS-CoV-2 in cable cars

COVID-19 is difficult to assess, and complex mathematical models to quantify infection risks are ultimately attempts to approximate reality—also in the case of ski resorts and the many people who hang out on the ski slopes. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Austria bans apres-ski parties, issues new travel warnings

Winter sports-mad Austria on Thursday announced a ban on apres-ski parties, which were blamed for creating coronavirus hotspots earlier this year, and issued travel warnings for Paris, Prague and other destinations.