As COVID-19 cases surge, Austria orders a lockdown of the unvaccinated - November 15, 2021

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As COVID-19 cases surge, Austria orders a lockdown of the unvaccinated


November 15, 20215:15 AM ET


Austria is moving to put millions of unvaccinated citizens under lockdown as European countries take measures to try to control a new surge in COVID-19 infections.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/10557...e-unvaccinated

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Austria to impose Covid lockdown for the unvaccinated age 12 and older


By Lindsay Isaac and Niamh Kennedy, CNN

Updated 5:09 AM ET, Mon November 15, 2021


Austria will implement lockdown measures for all those age 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from Monday, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced.

Around 65% of Austria's population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the lower rates in the European Union where cases are surging. Under the measures announced on Sunday, the unvaccinated are ordered to stay home except for a few limited reasons; the rules will be policed by officers carrying out spot checks on those who are out.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/14/europe/austria-lockdown-unvaccinated-intl/index.html