Protesters took to the streets in several European countries over the weekend to demonstrate against COVID-19 vaccine mandates after EU governments started to ramp up related restrictions in recent days.
In Austria, tens of thousands of people protested in Vienna, Salzburg, and other cities after the Austrian government announced the implementation of a nationwide lockdown to deal with what it has described as a surge of COVID-19 cases. Austria’s lockdown, which follows a so-called lockdown on the unvaccinated, will start on Nov. 22 for an initial 10 days before government officials will reevaluate it, meaning that people can leave their homes only for certain reasons, including going to the doctor, buying groceries, or exercising.
