Austria total lockdown after being attacked by the fourth wave of COVID-19. Bars, cafes, cinemas and other non-essential shops may not open for the next 10 days.
The total lockdown in Austria was again imposed as cases of COVID-19 infection continued to soar. Likewise with hospital occupancy, the occupancy capacity in several hospitals even exceeds capacity.
How bad is the Corona case in Austria?
Quoted from DW NewsThe country of 8.99 million people is experiencing a severe pandemic with an incidence of 1,000 cases per 100,000 population in recent weeks.
Hospitals are running out of capacity to treat patients, especially in areas such as Salzburg and Upper Austria, the incidence rate hovering high, above 1,500. With only two-thirds of Austria’s population fully vaccinated, their COVID-19 vaccination rate is one of the lowest in western Europe.
Therefore, the government is intensifying its vaccination strategy including COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years. Under the new rules, those who have been vaccinated for 9 months need to be given a booster.
Those who do not receive a booster are considered to have not been fully vaccinated. Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg blamed those who were not vaccinated.
“They are responsible for the attacks on the health system,” he said, emphasizing vaccines as a way or ticket out of the pandemic.
“It’s very painful,” he continued.
Meanwhile, quoted from Worldometers Corona, there are more than 14 thousand people exposed to COVID-19 as of Sunday (11/21/2021) bringing the total to 1,056,613. The total number of recovered patients increased by 9 thousand people, and the deaths increased by 22 people, bringing the total to 12,015.
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