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Europe, which tried to restore daily life before us, was caught in an emergency due to the re-spread of Corona 19. If you do not get vaccinated, you are not allowed to enter public places, and there are places where vaccination is compulsory. The word blockade reappeared on the streets just before Christmas.
Correspondent Lee Hyun-jung.
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Austrian government is implementing nationwide lockdown measures from the 22nd local time.
Traveling is restricted for up to 20 days, except in exceptional circumstances to buy necessities or exercise.
In Austria, the number of new cases is at its highest every day as the number of COVID-19 cases has increased significantly since last fall.
Vaccination against COVID-19 will be made compulsory from February next year.
In Austria, where there is a lot of reluctance to vaccines, the completion rate of vaccination is about 66%, which is lower than the EU average of 67%.
[Alexander Schalenberg/Prime Minister of Austria: A lot of people have not been vaccinated because of radical anti-vaccine opponents and fake news. As a result, the number of critically ill patients increased rapidly, resulting in a huge loss of life.]
Germany, with more than 60,000 new confirmed cases a day, is also leaving the possibility of a nationwide lockdown.
The German state of Bavaria has already closed pubs and clubs for three weeks and has decided to cancel all Christmas markets this year.
Restaurants, sports and cultural facilities are also closed in areas with more than 1,000 new weekly cases per 100,000 residents.
In addition, starting next week, Germany will require people to show that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 when going to work or using public transport, so that they must work from home whenever possible.
We have decided to ban all indoor public places of people who have not received the Christ Vaccine, who is facing the 4th pandemic crisis.