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Austria Orders Lockdown for Unvaccinated as Covid Cases Climb

Nation has one of Western Europe’s lowest vaccination rates
Germany, Netherlands among nations taking various actions

WATCH: Austria will enter a nationwide lockdown from Monday while Germany remains on standby. Maria Tadeo reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Ros Krasny and Jonathan Tirone

November 14, 2021 at 7:54 AM UTC

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November 14, 2021 at 1:44 PM UTC

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Austria is putting unvaccinated people under lockdown from Monday, the most drastic move by a Western European country to slow the latest wave of the coronavirus.