Please regard the COVID-19 prevention measures for our “Health & Poverty” conference in Salzburg on 12 & 13 September 2022.
Rapid antigen tests (self tests) are available for free at the conference venue on both days from 08:30 in the morning at the registration desk. Please make use of these tests! Testing takes approx. 20-25 minutes, so please be there in time before the conference begins.
If your rapid test is positive, or if you feel ill with typical coronavirus symptoms, call Austria’s Coronavirus Advice Hotline: +43 1450 asap! They will guide you through the next steps and evaluate if a PCR test is necessary (no costs, if 1450-staff order the test!) See also: https://www.austria.info/en/service-and-facts/coronavirus-information/sick-during-holiday The organizing team of the SCIPR 2022 will be there to assist if necessary. In case of an infection or suspicion of an infection please absent yourself from the SCIPR 2022!*
FFP2 masks are available for free at the conference, we recommend wearing masks, except for the time of you are presentation or eating/drinking. If your rapid test is positive, or if you feel ill with typical coronavirus symptoms, a FFP2-mask is mandatory! See also: https://www.austria.info/en/service-and-facts/coronavirus-information/sick-during-holiday
Side notes: The seating order in the conference rooms allows for distance (please do not move around too much and/or add seats) Our conference venue is adjacent to a small park with weatherproof arcades, so the coffee/lunch breaks can be spent open-air, too.
Apart from this, please follow the general recommendations:
wash your hands multiple times a day and use the disinfectants provided
ventilate rooms regularly
keep distance to others, especially if not wearing a FFP2-mask
sneeze/cough into your elbow crook
avoid shaking hands
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* Since 1 August, you do no longer need to quarantine if you have a positive Covid-test, provided that an FFP2 mask is worn indoors in public areas (such as shops…). However, you should avoid gatherings – such as the SCIPR 2022. Entry bans are in place for particularly sensitive areas such as hospitals and health spas. Outdoors, a mask is not necessary if a 2 meter safety distance can be maintained. https://www.austria.info/en/service-and-facts/coronavirus-information/sick-during-holiday