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Austria Re-implements Total Lockdown

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Austria became the first country in western Europe to reimpose a lockdown or lockdwon to limit the new wave of Corona virus infections. Local authorities also plan to make it mandatory for all residents to be vaccinated from February next year.

Reported Reuters, Friday (11/19/2021) about two thirds of the population Austria have been fully vaccinated. This makes Austria one of the lowest vaccination rates in western Europe.

Most of the public is skeptical of vaccines, a view pushed by the far-right Freedom Party, the third largest in parliament. They are planning a protest against the coronavirus restrictions on Saturday local time.

Austria had imposed a lockdown for those not fully vaccinated on Monday but since then infections have continued to set new records. Corona infections are among the highest on the continent, with a seven-day incidence of 991 per 100,000 people.

“We haven’t managed to convince enough people to get vaccinated,” Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg told a news conference, saying the lockdown would begin on Monday and last for up to 20 days. He added that the mandatory requirement to get vaccinated would start on February 1.

“It hurts that such action still has to be taken,” he said.

With the cold weather setting across Europe, governments have been forced to consider reimposing lockdowns against the continued transmission of COVID-19. The Netherlands is now in partial lockdown with bars and restaurants closing at 8pm.

The issue has deepened the rift between Schallenberg’s conservatives and their coalition partner, the left-wing Greens. Schallenberg said a few days ago he didn’t want to impose extra restrictions on the unvaccinated, even as Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein called for a curfew.

“Too many of us haven’t shown enough solidarity. I ask all of you to help. Join in, support these steps, let’s try to reduce our social contacts to a maximum of 20 days to protect the Christmas holiday,” said Schallenberg.

Watch Video: Austria Isolates Unvaccinated People, Netherlands Partial Lockdown

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