Austria finds 96 foreigners in breach of lockdown rules at top ski resort

FILE PHOTO: Skiers wear protective face masks and practise social distancing as they pass a sign on the way to a chairlift as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Flachau, Austria January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian police have found 96 foreigners from across Europe at the ski resort of St Anton am Arlberg in breach of pandemic-related rules on entering the country and the national lockdown.

The mayor of St Anton, one of Austria's top resorts, said this week that dozens of young tourists from across Europe had recently come to his town and circumvented lockdown rules under which ski lifts are open but hotels are closed to tourists.