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‘Ibiza of the Alps’ Victims Accuse Austria of Covid Chaos
- Four lawsuits allege authorities accelerated virus spread
- ‘Nobody in Tyrol ever admitted that mistakes were made’
The village of Ischgl on April 23.
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Skiers infected with Covid-19 at the resort of Ischgl sued the Austrian government, alleging the authorities’ response was “chaotic” and accelerated the spread of the virus at the station dubbed ‘Ibiza of the Alps.’
Four cases were filed yesterday and more will follow, Alexander Klauser, a lawyer for the skiers and their families, said at a press conference in Vienna Wednesday. One of the cases involved a man who was infected in the panicked mass evacuation of the resort after a quarantine was imposed -- and later died.