The Covid-19 epidemic is progressing across Europe. Austria will confine its entire population on Monday, a few days after taking a similar measure for unvaccinated people, becoming the first country in the European Union to take such a measure in the face of the resurgence of cases of Covid-19. Conservative Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg also announced the introduction of compulsory vaccination from February 1. Follow our live.
No third dose (yet). Like Austria, France is experiencing more and more contamination, with 20,366 new positive cases identified. The executive hopes to be able to contain this “fifth wave” and get through the winter without additional measures. Asked about a possible generalization of the booster dose, Emmanuel Macron told The voice of the North wait “the opinion of the health authorities”.
A situation which worsens at school. This is the first time since the start of the September school year that there are so many closed classes in France. The Ministry of National Education announced that 4,048 classes were closed due to the Covid-19 epidemic, against 1,246 on October 21, before the All Saints holidays.