Austria announces three-week lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar
Finance minister Gernot Bluemel vows aid for lost business revenue due to pandemic restrictions will be at least doubled
15 November 2020 - 22:59
Vienna — Austria will shut schools and most shops, as well as services such as hairdressers fron Tuesday, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Sunday, after attempts to rely on self-discipline and moderate restrictions failed to slow the coronavirus pandemic.
The new measures come two weeks after a soft lockdown similar to Germany’s was imposed, leaving large parts of the economy and society open. With Austria’s infections spiking, Kurz said he hoped to end the latest measures on December 6 to allow some sort of Christmas celebrations...
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