Prognosis
Austria Extends Lockdown to Feb. 7 as Virus Mutation Spreads
Central Vienna under lockdown.
Photographer: Helmut Fohringer/AFP/Getty Images
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Austria will keep its current lockdown in place until Feb. 7, shut restaurants, cafes and hotels for at least all of February and tighten mask and distancing requirements as more infectious coronavirus mutations accelerate the spread of the disease.