Austrian chancellor expects tighter COVID rules to remain past Christmas -newspaper

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg attends a news conference in Vienna, Austria November 5, 2021. REUTERS/ Leonhard Foeger

ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria's latest measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus will likely stay in force over Christmas and New Year, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg was quoted as saying on Sunday, as the country posted a record number of infections.

The country reported 9,943 new infections within a 24 hour period on Saturday, surpassing the previous worst day of Nov. 13 2020 when 9,586 cases were recorded.