FILE PHOTO: Austrian Health Minister Wolfgang Mueckstein attends a session of the parliament in Vienna, Austria November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - Some Austrian media reported on Friday that a full COVID-19 lockdown would be introduced nationally as of Monday, ahead of a government announcement due later in the day on whether it would take that step amid record infection levels.
Roughly 66% of Austria's population is fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in western Europe. Its infections are among the highest on the continent, with a seven-day incidence of 971.5 per 100,000 people, and daily cases keep setting records.
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