Austria is ordering millions of people not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 into a national lockdown as of Monday (Nov. 15) to deal with a record surge in new infections.
“We must raise the vaccination rate. It is shamefully low,” Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said after announcing the new measure after a video call with the governors of Austria’s nine provinces.
The new restrictions go into effect at midnight tonight and will be enforced on an “unprecedented scale,” with fines of up to 30,000 euros.
Protests continue into today in Austria to stop the new lockdown.
— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) November 14, 2021
Innsbruck, Austriapic.twitter.com/VVrLNKWvBF
Demonstration in Salzburg this evening in Austria against the establishment of a lockdown for unvaccinated people. #Autriche #Austria #austriaprotests #Salzburg #protest #freedom #liberte #NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere #Corona #coronavirus #COVID19 #NoGreenPass pic.twitter.com/VIOHflKsaH
— Protest News (@ProtestNews_EN) November 14, 2021
As protests continue in Italy, Austria brings in a nationwide 3-week lockdown for the unvaccinated over 12 years old from today at midnight. pic.twitter.com/pkMMTx9wm1
— Mums Say Radio (@Mumssayradio) November 14, 2021
Protest in Austria, next lockdown for unvaccinated?
— KneedbaarNL (@KneedbaarNL) November 14, 2021
Protesters in Salzburg, Austria’s fourth-largest city, denounced a regional plan to ban the unvaccinated from leaving their homes for non-essential reasons.@MinPres + @hugodejonge = #Nuremberg1947
https://t.co/Aty9W9YByJ pic.twitter.com/k2ya5OfMUT
Happening Now: Austrian People Take The Field For The Second Consecutive Day In Protest Against The COVID Lockdown Restrictions For Unvaccinated People #Innsbruck | #Austria pic.twitter.com/R1vQ6BkXqX
— J̵̟̦̲̞̭̱̀̈́͑̄̇̈́̚͝ustice (@The_Justice7) November 14, 2021
🇦🇹 Protests are happening in Austria as the country has announced it will lock down only the unvaccinated. This is the first time a country has ever locked down people for not taking the deadly vaccine. The Austrian government has declared war on the people and set a precedent. pic.twitter.com/WyTRuRrego
— Research everything yourself….. (@BeachLife7) November 13, 2021