11-19-2021, 06:41 PM
- Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced that Covid vaccination would become mandatory in Austria from Feb. 1.
- On Thursday, Austria recorded 15,145 new cases of Covid-19, setting a new record high for daily positive tests.
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Austria will enter a fourth national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to surge.
The country’s unvaccinated are already barred from leaving their homes for non-essential purposes.
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced at a press conference on Friday that those lockdown measures would be extended to the entire country from Monday.
The lockdown would last for a maximum of 20 days, Schallenberg said.
He also announced that Covid vaccination would become mandatory in Austria from Feb. 1.
On Thursday, Austria recorded 15,145 new cases of Covid-19, setting a new record high for daily positive tests.
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