Austria considers national lockdown for unvaccinated as Covid-19 cases keep rising

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg says he wants to introduce a nationwide lockdown for those not vaccinated against or recovered from the coronavirus, as cases hit record highs.Only around 65 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated in Austria, a rate described by Schallenberg as “shamefully low”.Salzburg and Upper Austria states, which have seen some of the worst case rates, are already introducing a lockdown for the unvaccinated from Monday.This means they will not be able to…

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