Austria has imposed a national lockdown that only applies to unvaccinated people who have not recently had COVID-19. Around two million people are affected and anyone who breaks the rules risks a fine of up to 1,450 euros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 65 percent of Austria's population is fully vaccinated: "Shamefully few" according to Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the new rules, which came into effect at midnight, all unvaccinated people aged 12 and over are prohibited from leaving their homes unless they have a valid reason, which includes going to work or study, shopping for food, taking a walk or going to a vaccination centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new curfew rules will initially apply for a week and a half, until November 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Austria has been hit hard by rising infection rates and the pressure on healthcare is high. On Sunday, 849.2 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants were registered in the previous seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe certainly have not taken this step lightly,\u201d Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg told radio station Oe1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He describes the new coercive measures as a \u201ddramatic step\u201d aimed at reducing contact between people who are unvaccinated to a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 My goal is to get the unvaccinated to get vaccinated and not to lock up the vaccinated, he continued, describing vaccination as the only way out of the "vicious circle" the country finds itself in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In neighboring Germany, Berlin became the latest of many states on Monday to restrict access to restaurants, cinemas, museums and concerts for unvaccinated people over the age of 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday, the German parliament will vote on a new legal framework that will govern how future corona restrictions might look \u2013 drawn up by the three parties expected to form the country's next government. According to the AP news agency, the legal framework raises the possibility of introducing tougher measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 We will need mandatory vaccination, in nursing homes, daycare centers and so on, said Greens group leader Katrin Goering-Eckardt, reports AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00d6sterrike har inf\u00f6rt en nationell lockdown som enbart g\u00e4ller f\u00f6r ovaccinerade personer som inte nyligen haft covid-19. Runt tv\u00e5 miljoner m\u00e4nniskor ber\u00f6rs och den som bryter mot reglerna riskerar b\u00f6ter p\u00e5 upp till 1 450 euro. Omkring 65 procent av \u00d6sterikes befolkning \u00e4r fullvaccinerade: \u201dSkamligt f\u00e5\u201d enligt f\u00f6rbundskanslern Alexander Schallenberg. Enligt de nya reglerna, som tr\u00e4dde […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[422,607,3589],"class_list":["post-238726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-report","tag-covid","tag-osterike","tag-ovaccinerade"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n