{"id":1002424,"date":"2021-11-12T09:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002424"},"modified":"2021-11-12T09:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:14:27","slug":"unvaccinated-facing-an-uncomfortable-christmas-austrian-chancellor-threatens-lockdown-for-dithering-unvaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unvaccinated-facing-an-uncomfortable-christmas-austrian-chancellor-threatens-lockdown-for-dithering-unvaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Unvaccinated Facing An \u2018Uncomfortable\u2019 Christmas: Austrian Chancellor Threatens Lockdown For \u2018Dithering\u2019 Unvaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funvaccinated-facing-an-uncomfortable-christmas-austrian-chancellor-threatens-lockdown-for-dithering-unvaccinated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1002424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday, with cases of COVID-19 rising in the country, Austria\u2019s chancellor Alexander Schallenberg threatened the use of lockdown measures for unvaccinated people. This move follows the implementation of social distancing requirements imposed on Monday, which barred unvaccinated people from various public areas, such as large events, cafes, and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the chancellor said that unvaccinated people in Austria could face lockdown restrictions if COVID-19 case numbers continue to increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustria has taken a series of measures in recent weeks in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and encourage more people to get vaccinated. On Monday, new rules took effect barring unvaccinated people who haven\u2019t recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events,\u201d reported <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-europe-austria-health-1188b65ea3d8d80c40e40d3e13aea0a2\">The Associated Press<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This rule, known as the 2-G-rule, applies to vaccinated and \u201crecovered\u201d people, meaning that proof of past infection is accepted in place of vaccination. However, a negative COVID-19 test is no longer sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>While visiting Bregenz in western Austria, the chancellor said that a lockdown for unvaccinated people was \u201cprobably unavoidable.\u201d He also added that the unvaccinated are facing an \u201cuncomfortable\u201d winter and Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see why two-thirds should lose their freedom because one-third is dithering,\u201d Schallenberg said. \u201cFor me, it is clear that there should be no lockdown for the vaccinated out of solidarity for the unvaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austrian authorities are also considering a vaccine mandate for some groups, with the chancellor describing the country\u2019s vaccination rate of 65% as \u201cshamefully low.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the incremental plan we actually have just days until we have to introduce the lockdown for unvaccinated people,\u201d Schallenberg told a news conference, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/austrian-lockdown-unvaccinated-is-days-away-chancellor-says-2021-11-11\/\">Reuters<\/a>. \u201cA lockdown for the unvaccinated means one cannot leave one\u2019s home unless one is going to work, shopping (for essentials), stretching one\u2019s legs \u2014 namely exactly what we all had to suffer through in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/travel\/notices\/covid-4\/coronavirus-austria\">CDC<\/a>, Austria is ranked as a \u201cLevel 4\u201d country, with \u201cVery High\u201d levels of COVID-19. The CDC advises U.S. travelers to \u201cavoid travel to Austria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder an incremental government plan agreed in September, once 30% of intensive-care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients, people not vaccinated against the coronavirus will be placed under lockdown, with restrictions on their daily movements,\u201d Reuters explained. \u201cThe current level is 20% and rising fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest available data, Austria is experiencing its highest 7-day average case rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 10, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, with cases of COVID-19 rising in the country, Austria\u2019s chancellor Alexander Schallenberg threatened the use of lockdown measures for unvaccinated people. This move follows the implementation of social distancing requirements imposed on Monday, which barred unvaccinated people from various public areas, such as large events, cafes, and restaurants.Last month, the chancellor said that unvaccinated people in Austria could face lockdown restrictions if COVID-19 case numbers continue to increase.\u201cAustria has taken a series of measures in recent weeks in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and encourage more people to get vaccinated. On Monday, new rules took effect barring unvaccinated people who haven\u2019t recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events,\u201d reported The Associated Press.\u00a0This rule, known as the 2-G-rule, applies to vaccinated and \u201crecovered\u201d people, meaning that proof of past infection is accepted in place of vaccination. However, a negative COVID-19 test is no longer sufficient.While visiting Bregenz in western Austria, the chancellor said that a lockdown for unvaccinated people was \u201cprobably unavoidable.\u201d He also added that the unvaccinated are facing an \u201cuncomfortable\u201d winter and Christmas.\u201cI don\u2019t see why two-thirds should lose their freedom because one-third is dithering,\u201d Schallenberg said. \u201cFor me, it is clear that there should be no lockdown for the vaccinated out of solidarity for the unvaccinated.\u201dAustrian authorities are also considering a vaccine mandate for some groups, with the chancellor describing the country\u2019s vaccination rate of 65% as \u201cshamefully low.\u201d\u00a0\u201cAccording to the incremental plan we actually have just days until we have to introduce the lockdown for unvaccinated people,\u201d Schallenberg told a news conference, according to Reuters. \u201cA lockdown for the unvaccinated means one cannot leave one\u2019s home unless one is going to work, shopping (for essentials), stretching one\u2019s legs \u2014 namely exactly what we all had to suffer through in 2020.\u201dAccording to the CDC, Austria is ranked as a \u201cLevel 4\u201d country, with \u201cVery High\u201d levels of COVID-19. The CDC advises U.S. travelers to \u201cavoid travel to Austria.\u201d\u201cUnder an incremental government plan agreed in September, once 30% of intensive-care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients, people not vaccinated against the coronavirus will be placed under lockdown, with restrictions on their daily movements,\u201d Reuters explained. \u201cThe current level is 20% and rising fast.\u201dAccording to the latest available data, Austria is experiencing its highest 7-day average case rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 10, the 7-day average was up to 9,110 cases.\u201cThe surge in Austria comes at a time when Eastern European states, with the continent\u2019s lowest vaccination rates, are experiencing some of the world\u2019s highest daily death tolls per capita,\u201d Reuters added. \u201cDutch experts on Thursday recommended a two-week partial lockdown, which would be Western Europe\u2019s first since vaccines were widely deployed, and other countries are requiring vaccination certificates to enter public spaces.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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