“It is already clear that this winter and Christmas will not be convenient for those who have not been vaccinated,” Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said in Bregenz on Thursday.
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Given the speed of the fourth wave of the pandemic, it could only be a matter of days before the unvaccinated are given a strict curfew regime, the chancellor added.
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The fact that only 65% of Austrians have been vaccinated is a “shamefully low” level, Schallenberg said, urging people to be vaccinated without delay.
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11,975 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Austria during the day, a record high since the start of the pandemic, according to official estimates.
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The number of infections per 100,000 population in seven days has reached 751, which is three times more than in neighboring Germany.
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The situation in hospitals has deteriorated, but doctors are calling for tougher measures.
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Opposition Social Democrats are urging an immediate primary vaccination campaign to break the wave of infection.
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Health Minister Wolfgang Mikstein’s previous efforts to impose regional “arcades” on the unvaccinated, at least in the worst-affected provinces of Upper Austria and Salzburg, have failed due to resistance from local leaders.
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The federal government, regional authorities and experts will discuss the new measures at a meeting on Friday.
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