VIENNA: An Austrian consumer protection group said Wednesday it has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government for failing to contain a coronavirus outbreak at an Alpine ski resort during the early phase of the pandemic that has been blamed for thousands of infections around the world.
Peter Kolba, who heads the VSV consumer association, said the four cases involving an Austrian and three Germans will test the ground for a further 1,000 people who have asked to be represented by the group after falling ill with COVID-19 following a trip to Ischgl in February and March.
The outbreak in Ischgl, a resort in western Austria that’s popular with skiers across Europe, is considered one of the earliest superspreader events on the continent.
Kolba said his association has been contacted by 6,000 people…