The measure was to concern only Vienna, the capital of the country.
Austria announced on Friday November 5 that it would ban people not vaccinated against Covid-19 from access to cafes, restaurants, hairdressers, hotels and events of more than 25 people, while the country is approaching a daily record of contaminations dating from a year ago.
About 64% of the Austrian population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
This proportion is in line with the European Union average, but it is one of the lowest in Western Europe, while a fringe of Austrians are reluctant to vaccination, like the Party of Freedom (FPÖ, far right), the third party best represented in Parliament.
An alarming rise
The daily number of contaminations is rising sharply in the country, which recorded 9,388 new cases on Friday, barely less than the record of 9,586 reached a year ago, when the second of three national lockdowns was declared. decided so far.
"The development is exceptional and the occupancy of intensive care beds is increasing significantly faster than expected," Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said at a press conference.
The measures announced this Friday will come into force on Monday, when a four-week transition period will also begin during which a single dose of vaccine combined with a negative PCR test will allow access to places or events from which will be excluded. unvaccinated people.
At the end of this period, only people fully vaccinated or recently recovered from Covid-19 will be authorized.
With AFP and Reuters
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