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APA/dpa/symbol image A widely shared Facebook post claims that shortly before A Covid-19 cluster became known in the Villach-Langauen asylum home “everyone Lots of refugees were brought there. The claim is based on a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat. “Absolutely incredible, called me yesterday A friend told me that there were a lot of refugees under police protection in Villach to be taken to the Lang Auen(sic!) reception camp, and today is this Read the article,” it says. Information to be checked: Shortly before one becomes known There are still numerous people in the Covid-19 clusters in the Villach-Langauen asylum home been recorded. Assessment: This is wrong. According to the police and the city of Villach, In November, no people were brought to the Villach-Langauen asylum center. This is Not at all due to a ban on entry that came into force on November 8th more possible. In general, in order to transfer a person, one person has to There is a negative corona test in another care center. Examination: An article from 5min.at from November 9, 2020 is linked in the screenshot. It reports that there is a Corona cluster in the asylum home was created. 70 people tested positive for Covid-19. The The earliest time of observation of the mentioned acquaintances is therefore the 8th. November 2020. Dr. Alfred Winkler, deputy municipal director and head of the Business group for the administration of the city of Villach, confirmed on a joint request from the APA and the German Press Agency that it is The infected people are all asylum seekers: “All 70 people tested positive are vulnerable strangers.” There are currently 193 refugees in the care facility. The The last new additions were on October 30th, when four new people were added have been included. The last major increase was a long time ago. On On October 21st, the number of people in the asylum center rose from 179 to 210. According to Winkler, there are always changes within the care centers. According to his information, there is a promise from the Interior Ministry that Such transfers only take place after a negative corona test has been obtained take place. The Interior Ministry confirmed this upon request. “Everyone in primary care Federally located persons in Austria are both admitted in basic care as well as in every transfer (sic!) between Federal and state care facilities tested for COVID-19,” explained Patrick Maierhofer, department spokesman for the BMI, via email. renditions between care centers is “basically an absolutely common and necessary process for the functioning and maintenance of the “To be able to guarantee the Austrian basic care system.” The Carinthia State Police Department is also closing an operation for the purpose of Transfer of asylum seekers. “On the part of the Carinthia State Police Directorate There were no transfers of asylum seekers etc. under police protection to the Federal care facility Langauen/Villach,” informed press spokesperson Mario Nemetz. Stricter measures, like those on Corona, have been in effect in Carinthia since November 3rd The government's traffic light page is recorded. For the federal care agency Stricter rules were introduced in Langauen on November 8th. It even applies No entry. With a few exceptions, people are no longer allowed to enter the area become. The regulation can be found here. Mr. Winkler confirmed this. One It has no longer been possible to accept new asylum seekers since November 7th. When you contact the fact checking team or fact check If you would like to suggest relevant topics, please write to faktencheck@apa.at Florian Schmidt/Valerie Schmid ###### How to reach us APA – Austria Press Agency Laimgrubengasse 10 1060 Vienna, Austria View on Google Maps Tel. +43 1 36060 APA sales desk Tel. +43 1 36060-1234 APA Tech service desk 24/7 Tel. +43 1 36060-6666 apa@apa.at ###### Quick links About APA Blog Press corner contact Jobs & Careers Cookie preferences ###### Follow us Current industry topics, interesting content and exciting insights from the APA group is available on our social media channels. 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Shortly before a Covid19 cluster became known in the VillachLangauen asylum center numerous people were admitted