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Lockdown measures or additional restrictions are being strengthened in Europe, where Corona 19 is spreading again after the recovery of daily life. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there could be 700,000 more deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 by March next year.
Correspondent Ahn Seo-hyun.
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Citizens are waiting in line to receive the Corona 19 vaccine.
[Suzanne Drapalik: Vaccination rates have increased in this center, throughout Vienna, and throughout
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Austria has recently entered a nationwide lockdown to prevent the rapidly increasing spread of COVID-19, and from February next year, all citizens There was a strong push to start making vaccination compulsory for people.
Austria's vaccination completion rate is about 66%, which is lower than other Western European countries.
Northern Italy, which borders Austria, has also entered into strong quarantine measures such as a two-week curfew and mandatory wearing of masks.
Even in Germany, which is experiencing the fourth wave, there are opinions that additional restrictions are needed.
The German health minister said that when asked if Germany was going to lockdown like Austria did, nothing could be ruled out.
Yesterday (23rd), the number of new infections in Germany increased significantly to 45,000, and the death toll was 309.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there could be 700,000 more deaths in Europe due to COVID-19 by March next year.
Meanwhile, in the United States, it was found that the number of underage patients with COVID-19 increased by 32% in two weeks.
The number of underage cases has exceeded 100,000 for the 15th week, and experts predict that the virus may spread more among children during the Thanksgiving holiday.