Covid-19: in Europe, increased health restrictions in the face of the fifth wave

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Despite a high vaccination rate, contamination with Covid-19 return to Europe. Austria and Germany take restrictions on unvaccinated people, and France protects itself from its neighbors.

Faced with the resurgence of cases of Covid-19, controls have been reinforced since Sunday, November 14 at the French borders. France requires Belgians, Germans and Austrians who are not vaccinated to take a test within 24 hours. According to the authorities, the epidemic in Belgium is out of control, with 10,000 new cases per day.

Europe is on alert with ten countries, where the epidemiological situation is considered very worrying. In Austria, the government has announced partial containment for the unvaccinated, or two million people. They will only be able to visit stores that sell basic necessities. Protesters shouted their anger Sunday afternoon in Vienna. TO Berlin (Germany), from Monday, the unvaccinatedwill have plus access to restaurants, hairdressers and sports halls.


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