Germany not ruling out lockdown, even for the vaccinated

FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn talks with Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Franziska Giffey during a lower house of parliament Bundestag session on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) measures in Berlin, Germany May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus situation is so grave that a lockdown, including people who have been vaccinated, cannot be ruled out, the health minister said on Friday, as Austria said it would go back into full lockdown from Monday.

"We are now in a situation - even if this produces a news alert - where we can't rule anything out," acting health minister Jens Spahn told a news conference.