Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Vienna this Saturday (04.12.2021) to protest against the current closure in Austria and the government’s plans to impose mandatory vaccination against covid-19, a measure that is expected to come into force. since February.
More than 40,000 protesters took part in several of the protests that had been called in this third consecutive weekend of demonstrations in the Austrian capital, according to the police.
The security forces deployed 1,200 officers and specified that some protesters had thrown “pyrotechnic objects” at them, to which the police responded with pepper spray. Several people were arrested.
More than 40,000 people took part in Vienna for the third consecutive weekend of protests against government measures (04.12.2021)
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Since last November 21, a partial closure has been in force in Austria to curb coronavirus infections, with the closure of restaurants, hotels, museums, events and non-essential commerce.
The government justifies the measures in the fourth wave of the virus and the country’s vaccination rate of 67%, one of the lowest in Western Europe. Furthermore, intensive care units in Austria are under increasing pressure.
Since the restrictions took effect, the contagion figures in this country of 8.9 million have fallen from a peak of 13,000 a day to less than 10,000.
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