![]() ![]() "For me, it is clear that there should be no lockdown for the vaccinated out of solidarity for the unvaccinated. ![]() "I don't see why two-thirds should lose their freedom because one-third is dithering," Mr Schallenberg said. ![]() On Thursday, official figures showed 760.6 reported new cases per 100,000 residents over the previous seven days – a rate three times that of neighbouring Germany, where record numbers also are causing alarm.ĭuring a visit on Thursday to Bregenz in western Austria, Mr Schallenberg said that a lockdown for the unvaccinated is "probably unavoidable" and that the unvaccinated face an "uncomfortable" winter and Christmas, the Austria Press Agency reported. The Austrian government has taken a series of measures in recent weeks in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 and encourage more people to get vaccinated.Ĭhancellor Alexander Schallenberg said late last month that unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if infection numbers continue to rise, which they have. Austria is to become the first European country to make vaccinations against Covid 19 mandatory, and will go into its fourth nationwide lockdown for at. It comes after tough new rules took effect on Monday, barring unvaccinated people who have not recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events. Unvaccinated Austrians ages 12 and older awoke on Monday morning confined to their homes for all but essential activities, as one of the strictest coronavirus lockdowns in Europe went into effect. Upper Austria, the country's worst-affected province, said it plans to restrict movement of unvaccinated citizens next week. When the country announced a nationwide lockdown on November 18 th it was seeing 956 cases per 100,000 people over a 7-day period. Austria's chancellor on Thursday stepped up threats of lockdown measures for unvaccinated people, as new coronavirus cases soared. Austria has seen a sharp fall in cases despite the arrival on the scene of the omicron variant and cases rising across the rest of Europe. ![]()
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