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Singing hundreds of people just having fun, drinking and singing. there were a lot of different people from all over the world coming to ischgl. here in the kitzloch especially, a lot of danish, norwegian. of course a lot of german people are coming, also a lot from the united kingdom. but last february, ski hire workers spotted something strange. what we started to notice was that more and more customers who were bringing their skis back into the ski hire shop mid week, returning them early. it...

Dorte sittigs partner rudi had gone on holiday to ischgl from germany in march. in the days after he returned home, rudi began to feel ill. rudi thought he had picked up the flu. but it was covid. he was taken to hospital where his condition deteriorated.

From here, we need to be expecting all kinds of different viruses. this is going to happen again, i can assure you. if it does happen again, europe will need to have a strategy and a better early warning system in place. otherwise, the risk is more pain and more grief. the human tragedy of ischgl highlights dilemmas posed by covid to governments the world over. one year on, many of us are still left wondering, if calamity strikes again, can we now trust those in power to make tough decisions fas...

We actually had a really good week. ischgl is one of the best ski resorts in europe. it has good variety of slopes and good restaurants. after skiing, he and his friends grabbed a beer at the kitzloch — one of ischgl�*s famous apres ski bars. singing. hundreds of people just having fun, drinking and singing. there were a lot of different people from all over the world coming to ischgl. here in the kitzloch especially, a lot of danish, norwegian. of course a lot of german people are coming, a...

Rough flu season now. come and check this out with me today, its beautiful. but it wasnt the flu, it was covid. the virus had already been detected in the italian alps and elsewhere in austria. and it was now in ischgl. at that time, there was no coronavirus testing in the resort. for weeks, the authorities had closed their eyes to the spread of the virus. gunther zangerl is a leading local businessmen. he owns ischgl�*s cable car company. haraldur�*s friend arnie was one of those who became...

Thought was normal? tourism and travel of people from one place to another has been very open, and easy, within europe. and in my mind, thats probably played a big role. and the free movement of people from one area to another is going to be probably much more restrictive, i would think. from here we need to be expecting all kinds of different viruses. this is going to happen again, i can assure you. if it does happen again, europe will need to have a strategy, and a better early warning system ...

Another press release, stating the virus was unlikely to spread in bars. their actions had fatal consequences. dorte sittigs partner rudi had gone on holiday to ischgl from germany in march. in the days after he returned home, rudi began to feel ill. rudi thought he had picked up the flu.

We actually had a really good week. ischgl is one of the best ski resorts in europe. it has good variety of slopes and good restaurants. afterskiing, he and his friends grabbed a beer at the kitzloch — one of ischgl�*s famous apres ski bars. singing hundreds of people just having fun, drinking and singing. there were a lot of different people from all over the world coming to ischgl. here in the kitzloch especially, a lot of danish, norwegian. of course a lot of german people are coming, als...

And i thought, "well, thats novel!" i was walking back towards the shop and a friend of mine came screeching up in his car. it was like a die hard, bruce willis—like handbrake turn, almost. "theyre closing the whole valley in an hour. if you dont get out now, youre not getting out at all. we need to get out, mate!" throw everything in a suitcase... i and it literally was throwing everything in a suitcase for you. and everybody was like, "whats happening? whats going on?" so you imagine people ...

So, ischgl wasnt shut down, and no warnings were issued to skiers. saturday the 7th of march was changeover day. thousands of tourists were going home, thousands more arriving. perfect conditions for a highly contagious virus to spread. british couple david mills and christine harris were amongst the new arrivals. the place was great, it was buzzing, it was like benidorm on steroids. when we got there we thought, whoa, this was so busy, wasnt it? yeah. it was absolutely jampacked. all of the bar...