COVID-19: Germany may follow Austria into full lockdown as coronavirus cases hit new high – By SKY Newsroom (SKY News) / Nov 20 2021
Berlin warns it could join its neighbours in closing schools, shops and bars – as Vienna hits out at “radical anti-vaxxers and fake news” after revealing plans for compulsory jabs.
Austria is to become the first country in Europe to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory by law and has announced a full national lockdown from Monday, amid a fourth wave sweeping the continent.
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said the coronavirus lockdown would run for a “maximum of 20 days”.
He also announced it would be a “requirement to get vaccinated” in Austria from 1 February.
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