As we know, many Spanish citizens live outside their hometown and among them, many Xabros, who for different circumstances, are residing all over the world. Since Xàbia.comGiven the health alarm of the coronavirus, we want to get a little closer to these people, who in this global pandemic situation live outside the home and thus learn about their testimony and situation in the country where they reside.
Today we speak with the xabiero, Pau Fabregat, who has lived in Austria for years, specifically in the capital of Vienna. A relatively small country, compared to others, comprising a total of 9 million inhabitants.
Pau points out that, today (Friday), Austria registers 2.203 people who have tested positive for the COVID-19; "the demand for this test is so high, that for a week it has only been done for people with pneumonia, so this figure could be interpreted as those infected with COVID and with respiratory problems"Fabregat points out. At the moment, 6 people have died in Austria and 9 have recovered.
Austrian government measures
As for the measures carried out by the Austrian government, this xabiero highlights that "Citizens must stay at home and only go out for essential things, such as buying food or medicine. No state of alarm has been decreed, therefore people can go out for a walk or play sports, but you cannot stay with friends , everything is closed and you have to keep your distance from other people. " Some measures to restrict travel that the head of the Austrian government announced yesterday will be extended until April 13.
In Austria, as Pau points out, "They really like the rules, so in these situations they have no problem following them. From the beginning, it was reported that it is a viral process like others and that they should not go to the hospital, only in urgent cases, so in If you feel symptoms, you have to go directly home and call the medical service to inform them of how this viral process is evolving and if you have respiratory problems, they take you to the hospital. "
Regarding the current situation in the country, Fabregat indicates that "In Austria it has reacted quite quickly, there have been quite clear orders from the start and the health system has so far been able to absorb the wave of sick people."
Away from the family
Regarding his personal experience, Pau states that "professionally nothing has changed because I can work from home and I may even work more, but personally everything has slowed down, I have more time to talk to the family, cook something tasty or reflect on the situation we are going through and how we are doing affect in the coming years. " "Having the family away is always an innate concern, which you cannot avoid, but in these cases, you are constantly wishing that they are well, healthy and that nothing happens to them. The only therapy is to call him every day and see how they are", Anade.
Given the information that is transferred from Spain outside the borders, this xabiero review that always follows the news that happens to Spain, "And the truth is that everything is more media in Spain than in Austria. There is usually more news, more conflicts, ... but I still do not understand how a problem that was located in several foci, three days later was present in the most remote areas from Spain".
