Covid: Austria and Germany decide to ease rules
Posted on AllSides February 16th, 2022
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REUTERS
Austria and Germany have both announced plans to relax Covid-19 measures, weeks after pushing for compulsory vaccinations to curb infections.
Although unvaccinated people will still face restrictions, Germans are being promised a "freedom day" on 20 March while most measures will be dropped in Austria on 5 March.
The Omicron variant has not led to a feared surge in hospital admissions.
However, Germany's chancellor still aims to make vaccinations mandatory.
"The pandemic isn't over," said Olaf Scholz after a summit with Germany's 16 states. Legislation on compulsory jabs has been...
