Vienna, November 22 (BNA): Austrians began a three-week lockdown, coinciding with the highest daily number of new infections recorded on Monday as a massive fourth wave of infections erupted across the country, the German news agency (db) reported. .a).
With the seven-day infection rate reaching 1,100 new infections per 100,000 people, about 14,000 new cases recorded on Saturday and intensive care departments nearly filled to levels reached at the height of the third wave, the government hopes the new lockdown will provide the vital emergency brake.
People will only be allowed to leave their homes to work, shop for their daily requirements, or exercise outside.
Most stores and restaurants can only sell takeaway, cultural events are suspended and major sporting events are held behind closed doors. However, schools remain open, with parents free to decide whether or not their children should attend.
On Monday, a curfew came into effect in Austria for the fourth time since the beginning of the pandemic. While those vaccinations are due to expire on December 13 for those vaccinated and those who have recovered from the coronavirus, the lockdown for unvaccinated people is open for now.
So far, two-thirds of Austrians have been fully vaccinated against the virus, and the country plans to be the first country in the European Union to introduce mandatory vaccination in February 2022.
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