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Lockdown for unvaccinated people in Austria
Statement by the Federal Chancellor
Alexander Schallenberg, Austrian Federal Chancellor, ÖVP
»While the incidence for vaccinated people is luckily declining, it continues to rise exponentially for unvaccinated people.
The incidence of unvaccinated people in the 18 to 59 year old age group is currently over 1700. That is why we decided today that a lockdown for unvaccinated people in Austria will apply from tomorrow, Monday midnight. "
Around two million people are affected by the measure in Austria.
Alexander Schallenberg, Austrian Federal Chancellor, ÖVP
“Of course, it is also crucial that these measures are not only adhered to, but that they are also clearly monitored.
The Minister of the Interior will explain this in more detail.
It will be controlled very consistently and it will also be sanctioned very consistently. "
Starting tomorrow, people who have not been vaccinated will initially only be allowed to leave the house to buy groceries, to commute to work and to relax physically.
Karl Nehammer, Austrian Interior Minister, ÖVP
»Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen!
From tomorrow, every citizen, every person who lives in Austria must be clear that they can be checked by the police.
Because in all our control measures that we have to carry out by the police, we will also control the status, also control the reason for entering the public space. "
