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The small Austrian resort of Ischgl, nestled in the Alps, has long been popular with tourists for its miles of pistes and lively apres-ski scene.
But the tourist hotspot has gained notoriety for a different reason after being accused of failing to halt the initial spread of Covid-19 across Europe.
Now branded Europe’s ground zero, more than 6,000 people from 44 different countries have lodged a class action against the country, claiming the resort was warned it had a problem with Covid-19 but failed to act until it was too late.
“A year ago, Ischgl was a super spreader area for the Covid-19 virus,” lawyer Peter Kolba, who runs the Consumer Protection Association (VSV), told
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