A second European country is to impose lockdown rules on unvaccinated citizens following a spike in cases. Slovakian prime minister Eduard Heger has announced that services will be limited in the country for anyone who has not had a COVID vaccine.
It comes after neighbouring Austria on Monday reintroduced lockdown for unjabbed people in the run-up to Christmas. Germany is also understood to be considering similar measures, which could be announced within days.
Europe has seen itself become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic once again, with the situation in Slovakia taking a particularly worrying downturn. A man receives a dose of the Sputnik V COVID vaccine at a vaccination centre in Zilina, Slovakia.
A second European country is to impose lockdown rules on unvaccinated citizens following a spike in cases. Slovakian prime minister Eduard Heger has announced that services will be limited in the country for anyone who has not had a COVID vaccine.
It comes after neighbouring Austria on Monday reintroduced lockdown for unjabbed people in the run-up to Christmas. Germany is also understood to be considering similar measures, which could be announced within days. Europe has seen itself become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic once again, with the situation in Slovakia taking a particularly worrying downturn.
With its population of 5.5 million, Slovakia reported record daily cases of around 6,500 in recent days, while the health ministry said on Tuesday there were just 20 beds with lung ventilators available. Speaking to reporters about lockdown plans for the unvaccinated, prime minister Heger said: The situation in hospitals is critical.
We need to significantly tighten (restrictions) in the coming three weeks to calm down the situation at hospitals. A man receives a dose of the Sputnik V COVID vaccine at a vaccination centre in Zilina, Slovakia.
A second European country is to impose lockdown rules on unvaccinated citizens following a spike in cases. Slovakian prime minister Eduard Heger has announced that services will be limited in the country for anyone who has not had a COVID vaccine.
It comes after neighbouring Austria on Monday reintroduced lockdown for unjabbed people in the run-up to Christmas. Germany is also understood to be considering similar measures, which could be announced within days. Europe has seen itself become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic once again, with the situation in Slovakia taking a particularly worrying downturn.