The remarks came in response to a reporter’s question as neighboring Austria prepares to lock down and cases continue to reach record levels.
Author: CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE
2 Austrian States, Including Salzburg, to Impose Covid Lockdowns
The state, along with neighboring Upper Austria, will apply the restrictions to everyone regardless of inoculation status. The moves come in the wake of national rules affecting unvaccinated people.
Germany Moves to Impose New Covid Regulations
The measures include a rule that only those who are vaccinated, have recovered from an infection or test negative can ride public transit or attend work in person.
Austria’s New Coronavirus Lockdown Applies Only to the Unvaccinated.
The restrictions were among the toughest of a wave of new rules in Europe, which the W.H.O. has said is “back at the epicenter of the pandemic.”
Austria Imposes Lockdown on Unvaccinated Residents
The restrictions were among the toughest of a wave of new rules in Europe, which the W.H.O. has said is “back at the epicenter of the pandemic.”
Austria to Target the Unvaccinated in New Lockdown
The country, facing the biggest surge in virus cases since the pandemic started, is putting strict curbs on the movement of those without shots.
Germany Will Again Offer Free Covid Tests to All Adults
Officials hope that identifying infections earlier can help stop a recent surge in cases.
Netherlands Looks to Partial Lockdown as Covid Cases Rise
The Dutch lockdown does not single out those who are unvaccinated. The country is experiencing rising case numbers amid a fourth wave of infections.
Germany Weighs New Covid Rules as Infections Reach Record Heights
Nearly 40,000 new cases were registered in the country on Tuesday — the third time a daily record was set within a week. “We have a real emergency situation,” a top virologist said.