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Amid rising cases, Austria hastily reintroduces an indoor mask mandate.
Earlier this month, Austrian officials also had announced that the nation’s general vaccine mandate would be temporarily suspended.
Austria Abandons Sweeping Vaccine Mandate, Citing Milder Omicron Cases
Despite high caseloads, the number of Covid patients in intensive-care-unit beds remains steady, prompting the country to rethink its approach, at least for now.
Austria Will Soon Require Most Adults to Get a Covid Vaccine
The measure requires almost everyone 18 or over to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, a wider-ranging mandate than any other European country has yet imposed.
Karl Nehammer Becomes Scandal-Shaken Austria’s 3rd Chancellor This Year
Karl Nehammer, the former interior minister, becomes the country’s leader two months after the resignation of Sebastian Kurz, amid an investigation into corruption and influence-peddling.
More Than 40,000 March in Vienna Against Coronavirus Restrictions
Protesters gathered for a second weekend of mass demonstrations against the country’s tough lockdown and a coming vaccine mandate.
Double Resignation Shakes Austrian Politics in Aftermath of Scandal
Sebastian Kurz, a former chancellor under investigation for influence-buying and corruption, said he was quitting politics. Within hours, his successor and ally also resigned, after only two months on the job.
Angry and Divided, Austrians Argue Over a Lockdown and Vaccine Mandates
As a new wave of Covid infections spreads over Europe, resistance to public health measures is growing, and not just in Austria.
As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns
A series of restrictions, including a lockdown in Austria, is expected to put a brake on economic growth.
Austria Imposes Lockdown Amid Europe’s Covid Surge
Europe is again at the center of the pandemic, and amid vaccine resistance and protests, nations are imposing new rules and pressuring people to get inoculated.