Germany’s Incoming Vice-Chancellor Calls for ‘Lockdown of the Unvaccinated’
- Incoming vice chancellor backs proposal for tougher curbs
- Switzerland, Norway, Ireland also plan new restrictions
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Germany’s incoming vice chancellor threw his weight behind harsher curbs on unvaccinated people, as tougher restrictions sweep across Europe to check the latest surge in Covid-19 infections.
Ahead of talks between German federal and regional officials on Tuesday, Robert Habeck, a co-leader of the Greens, said only people who are inoculated or recovered should be allowed into non-essential stores and “public settings” across the country, rather than just in virus hotspots.