Slovakia follows Austria into lockdown amid record surge in COVID cases – The Peninsula Qatar

  • Date: 24-Nov-2021
  • Source: The Peninsula Qatar
  • Sector:Healthcare
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Slovakia follows Austria into lockdown amid record surge in COVID cases – The Peninsula Qatar

PRAGUE - Slovakia's government followed the example of neighbouring Austria on Wednesday and ordered a two-week lockdown to quell the world's fastest rise in COVID-19 cases as the number of people sick in hospital reached a critical level and vaccinations remain low.

The restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people will include closed restaurants and non-essential shops, TASR news agency quoted Economy Minister Richard Sulik as saying.