- An Austrian province plans to do a lockdown only for unvaccinated people from Monday.
- It means they can't leave their homes except for essential reasons, like buying food and exercising.
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The province of Upper Austria plans to bring in the change on Monday, pending approval from the federal government, said Thomas Stelzer, the region's governor, $4.
Under the plans, unvaccinated people can't leave home except for essential reasons, which include buying food and exercising, $4.
The exact number of unvaccinated people in Upper Austria is not clear. The province has a population of 1.5 million as of December 2020, $4, and the country is 65% vaccinated, $4.
People who are not vaccinated in Austria are already barred from places like cinemas, shops, and restaurants, as well as large events, $4
The rest of the country could follow the province's lead.
Alexander Schallenberg, Austria's chancellor, said a national lockdown for unvaccinated people is "probably unavoidable," Die Presse reported.
Schallenberg said on Thursday, $4: "I don't see why two-thirds should lose their freedom because one-third is dithering.
"For me, it is clear that there should be no lockdown for the vaccinated out of solidarity for the unvaccinated."
He added: "A lockdown for the unvaccinated means one cannot leave one's home unless one is going to work, shopping [for essentials], stretching one's legs - namely, exactly what we all had to suffer through in 2020."