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Positive cases had been on holiday in ischgl. austria appeared to have a much bigger covid problem than it realised. it was kind of strange to me at the time, that officially they were only a few cases reported from austria, the whole country, so something really didnt...didnt match, actually. doctor gudnason raised the alarm. he reported the covid cases to the european union and sent a direct message to his austrian counterparts. icelands government then put ischgl in the same travel category a...

Doctor gudnason raised the alarm. he reported the covid cases to the european union and sent a direct message to his austrian counterparts. icelands government then put ischgl in the same travel category as wuhan. its what happens next thats still so hotly contested. the regional government in austrias tyrol province now faced a major crisis which would end up costing both lives and money. for years, theyd marketed ischgl as a good time ski resort. many local businesses rely on the ski season fo...

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 jam—packed.

On friday the 13th of march, eight days after the alarm had been raised by iceland, austrias chancellor sebastian kurz suddenly decided to bypass the local authorities in tyrol and take action himself. he announced that tourists had just one hour to leave ischgl. anyone left in the resort would be put in quarantine. what followed was utter chaos. i got a phone call about 2:00 in the afternoon from the young lady at my hotel, and she said, "you must get back here. you must leave the valley. the v...

Advice before going. the foreign office said, you know, its ok to travel, so i thought, well, why not? ill go and spend a few days skiing. the bars in ischgl were still wide open for business. it was chock—a—block full of people. there was no indication at all that there was any problem in the town, as far as coronavirus was concerned. it was just business as usual. on friday the 13th of march, eight days after the alarm had been raised by iceland, austrias chancellor sebastian kurz suddenly...

And coming back to us. schools in england will reopen to all pupils from tomorrow — the first step in easing the coronavirus lockdown. the queen stresses the importance of staying in touch with friends and family — just hours before the duke and duchess of sussexs interview with oprah winfrey. pope francis on the final day of his visit to iraq — greeted by thousands for an outdoor mass in irbil. now on bbc news its time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sundays sportsday — im chetan p...

Some showery bursts of rain for northern ireland, parts of scotland, northern england, whereas further south with light winds, clear skies, its going to be another cold one, a frosty one with some mist and fog, but less cold, though, further north underneath the cloud and the rain. so for monday, then, it is a north—south divide. we start off with some showery rain across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. some of that rain just getting into the east midlands at times, but for much ...

Had the authorities closed a week earlier, after the icelandic tourists fell ill, thousands of people who arrived afterwards might have avoided infection. take nigel mallander. i did actually check the foreign office travel advice before going. the foreign office said, you know, its ok to travel, so i thought, "well, why not? ill go and spend a few days skiing". the bars in ischgl were still wide open for business. it was chock—a—block full of people. there was no indication at all that ther...

So did the authorities intentionally put wealth over health? the apparent lack of common sense in how they went about doing what they did, there was a whiff of the old jaws film and the mayor of amity island standing up in front of the tv cameras saying, "theres no shark here". this is vigorously denied by the authorities in ischgl and the wider tyrol region. dorte is clear on where she believes responsibility lies.

Been raised by iceland, austrias chancellor, sebastian kurz, suddenly decided to bypass the local authorities in tyrol and take action himself. he announced that tourists had just one hour to leave ischgl. anyone left in the resort would be put in quarantine. what followed was utter chaos. i got a phone call about 2:00 in the afternoon from the young lady at my hotel, and she said, "you must get back here. "you must leave the valley. "the valley is being put into quarantine. "so you must get bac...