FILE PHOTO: Snowboarders ascend the mountain as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Stuhleck, Austria December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria on Sunday extend its third COVID-19 lockdown into February, hoping to drive down infection rates despite an influx of variants that spread the coronavirus more easily.
The goal is to let shops, museums and personal services like hairdressers reopen from Feb. 8, while the catering and tourism sectors will stay shuttered until at least March.
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