![]() Some 200 police officers and gendarmes, as well as 50 officers from two elite tactical units, were deployed to the island to reinforce local police units, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter. Unions in the French-Caribbean island called a general strike last Monday in response to the government mandating vaccines for healthcare workers and the health pass, or "pass sanitaire." Protesters blocked roads and clashed with police throughout the week. Guadeloupe's vaccination rate last week stood at 33% of the total population - well below the overall French rate of 75.1%. Our priority is to continue to convince that vaccination is the best protection," Macron said. However the vaccination rate curve has been increasing in recent days, ministry data shows. Just under 66% of the population are fully vaccinated - one of western Europe's lower rates - according to figures from the Ministry of Health, last updated on Saturday. ![]() On Tuesday, the country of roughly 9 million also reported 16,717 cases - its highest number of cases in a single day. Last week Austria's seven-day incidence rate passed 1,0,000 inhabitants for the first time during the pandemic, according to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). The tough new restrictions come as the country battles a surge in Covid-19 infections. The lockdown will be reviewed after an initial 10 days, as per law. The 20-day national lockdown came into force at midnight, meaning all people - vaccinated or not - can only leave their homes for essential reasons. National lockdown: Austria on Monday became the first nation in the European Union to go into full lockdown this autumn. Winter is just starting in the Alps, and there is limited snow on the slopes so far. FFP2 masks are also mandatory in closed-space lifts, like gondolas, according to a spokesperson for the ministry of arts, culture and sports, the spokesperson added. Winter sports enthusiasts will have to show proof of either vaccination or a certificate of recovery. Under Austria's new lockdown measures, which went into effect today, people are only able to leave their homes for specific reasons, such as shopping for essential goods, exercise, work or seeing close contacts, according to the ministry of health website.īut for those who exercise on the Alpine slopes, there is good news - ski lifts will be open through the lockdown, according to a ministry of health spokesperson. Police patrols 'Am Graben' shopping street on the first day of a nationwide, temporary lockdown during the fourth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic on November 22nd, 2021 in Vienna, Austria.
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