Unvaccinated in Austria placed in lockdown since midnight

Unvaccinated individuals older than 12 are banned from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, food shopping, going for a walk — or getting jabbed

A patient receives a vaccination against coronavirus in the Vienna Imperial Palace; authorities are concerned about rising deaths and that hospitals will not be able to handle the growing influx of Covid patients. Picture: Lisa Leutner/AP.

The Austrian government has imposed a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people in a bid to slow the fast spread of coronavirus in the country.

The move means that unvaccinated individuals older than 12are banned from leaving their homes since midnight on Sunday, except for basic activities such as working, food shopping, going for a walk — or getting jabbed.