Austria imposes national lockdown and mandatory vaccinations as Covid cases soar

Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg: 'We have not succeeded in convincing enough people to get vaccinated'

People walk over a nearly deserted Christmas market in Vienna, Austria. File Picture: AP Photo/Lisa Leutner

Austrian chancellor Alexander Schallenberg has said the country will go into a national lockdown to contain a fourth wave of coronavirus cases.

Mr Schallenberg said the lockdown will start on Monday and initially last for 10 days.