Europe, once again, is at the centre of the pandemic
THE SIGHT of 40,000 unvaccinated Austrians marching through their capital, Vienna, in recent days was troubling twice over. The tightly packed opponents of pandemic lockdown measures were at risk of spreading the coronavirus. They also threatened to stir up an already tense political situation. Karl Nehammer, Austria’s interior minister, warned that anti-vaxxers in the Alpine republic are growing ever more radicalised. He called their demonstration “incensed” and “aggressive”.
. Cases are surging as the contagious Delta variant makes its way, belatedly, through Europe’s population. The World Health Organisation reported this month that coronavirus deaths in Europe rose by 5% in the week of November 8th--the only region in the world where covid-19 deaths increased. Hans Kluge, the boss of the WHO, warned that by March Europe could see another 500,000 deaths.
Other governments have imposed compulsory covid vaccinations for specific groups. Italy’s made them obligatory for health-care employees in May. In October the rules were expanded to cover all workers in public or private companies, unless they could prove they were immune or had tested negative within the past 48 hours. Those who did not comply faced suspension.
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