(Credit: dpa-Bildfunk/Hans Punz) The Austrian government has announced that it has canceled the traditional Wiener Opernball. Per the official statement of the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler, the Government has decided to cancel the Opernball due to the heightened COVID-19 risk. “It would be irresponsible to organize the Opernball in a usual way,” Kurz stated. “The fact {…}