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Austria warns against travel to Tirol after Bavaria threatens border closure
German state worried at Austrian region’s plan to relax lockdown despite rise of South African variant
Austria is warning against non-essential travel to Tirol after neighbouring Bavaria threatened to seal its borders over an outbreak of the South African Covid-19 variant in the Alpine province.
“The government is warning against travel to Tirol in order to prevent the South African variant from spreading and the government asks all citizens to restrict journeys to Tirol to those that are absolutely necessary,” Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a statement.
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