After the lockdown for unvaccinated people, the Austrian federal government is also thinking of nightly exit restrictions for all citizens – including those who have been vaccinated!
This proposal is on the table and will be decided next Wednesday, said Health Minister Wolfgang Mückstein (Greens) on Sunday evening in the ORF news program “ZiB2”.
► “We’re all in the same boat,” said Mückstein. If a general lockdown is to be prevented, a reduction in contact between people is imperative, the minister added. The restrictions would apply from 10 p.m. and also mean that night restaurants would be closed again.
Since the 2G rule has been in place in public life, everyone who has neither been vaccinated nor recovered has been excluded from large parts of public life. For example, they are no longer allowed to visit bars and theaters.
In the middle of the week we will see whether this measure has already worked, Mückstein added. He emphasized again that the extent of the fourth corona wave was mainly due to the unvaccinated. A partial lockdown will apply to this group from Monday. Until November 24th they are only allowed to leave their home for compelling reasons such as going to work, for daily shopping or for recreation.