Austria re-imposes a full Covid lockdown and makes vaccination mandatory

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• 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.
  

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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