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Austria extends COVID lockdown and makes vaccination mandatory from February 1
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Austria has extended a COVID lockdown to its entire population and made vaccination mandatory from February 1.
The new measures were announced by Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on Friday morning.
It comes after discussions with regional governors.
On Monday, Vienna announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated. That has now been extended to everyone.
The latest data shows COVID infections in Austria have soared in recent weeks. Daily case numbers have trebled in November to 16,185 on
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