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November 15, 2021

Austria Enacts Lockdown for the Unvaccinated as Europe Becomes Pandemic's Epicenter Again
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COVID-19 continues to surge in Europe, which recorded nearly 2 million
coronavirus cases last week, the highest weekly caseload since the start
of the pandemic. The World Health Organization says Europe is once again
the epicenter of the pandemic as officials blame lagging vaccination
rates tied to misinformation for the latest wave. Austria has imposed a
lockdown for the roughly 2 million people who have not been fully
vaccinated, while the Netherlands is in a partial lockdown with
restaurants, supermarkets and shops ordered to close early. Cases in
Germany remain at an all-time high as authorities consider new
restrictions to help ease the surge.


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