Austrian health minister quits over Covid crisis 'overwork'
Anschober faced death threats over anti-virus measures
13 April, 17:47He warned the pandemic should not be "underestimated". "We are not out of the woods yet," he said, becoming emotional as he thanked friends and colleagues. "I believe all in all we have done good work. No one is without mistakes." Anschober -- who took three months off from politics in 2012 because of burnout -- said he had suffered circulation problems recently. He had been absent from work since last week and also took a week off early last month when he checked into hospital. The Green party member became health minister early last year, just before the coronavirus started spreading rapidly in Europe. Anschober will be replaced by Wolfgang Mueckstein, a doctor and Green party member who warned he favoured lockdowns and would make "unpopular decisions" to save people's health. Anschober had seen his profile rise rapidly during the crisis, even eclipsing the popularity of conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in the middle of last year as Austria kept the first wave of the pandemic relatively at bay. (ANSA-AFP).