National lockdown starts in Austria as Covid surges

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 22: A national lockdown began in Austria on Monday (Nov.22) due to surges in coronavirus cases in the country.According to the US-based Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, the country confirmed over 1 million cases and more than 11,990 deaths from the virus.Austria’s Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said at a news conference on Friday that the lockdown would last for a maximum of 20 days.Schallenberg also announced that the country will make vaccination compulsory as of Feb. 1, 2022.The move came days after Austria announced that it will impose a curfew on those who are not fully vaccinated.(Footage by Askin Kiyagan /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)