Mask Obligation in Vienna's Public Transport Remains

Lifestyle & TravelHealth ♦ Published: December 29, 2022; 16:58 ♦ (Vindobona)

While the Corona measures have been softened further at the Austrian federal level, Vienna is sticking to its stricter rules. The mask requirement on public transport in Vienna will be maintained into the year to come.

For the time being, there will be no change to the mandatory wearing of masks on buses, subways and streetcars in Vienna. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, My Friend, CC BY-SA 3.0

In recent days, renowned experts have declared the coronavirus pandemic to be over, as reported by ORF. Corona is now endemic, i.e. regionally and temporally limited, although the coronavirus has not become less dangerous for risk groups as a result.

The call for further relaxation of still existing coronavirus…