Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed the limits that will be put on Queenslanders who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-next month.
According to the report from an Australian news outlet, The measures will take effect from December 17, or once the state reaches 80 percent of the Queensland population 16 years and over being fully vaccinated. It comes as Queensland records another day of zero locally acquired cases, and one in hotel quarantine.
The Premier said pubs, clubs, nightclubs, hotels, taverns, restaurants, cafes, bars, and music venues will be free from all restrictions provided all patrons and staff are fully vaccinated. Concerts, theatres, and cinemas also come under these new rules, with restrictions to apply for the private hire of venues, if occurring with unvaccinated people.
This report follows Austria placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus on lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge in infections to record levels, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said on Sunday.
According to Reuters, “We must raise the vaccination rate. It is shamefully low,” Schallenberg told a news conference announcing the new measure after a video call with the governors of Austria’s nine provinces. Roughly 65% of the population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, one of the lowest rates in western Europe.
US News stated that Europe is the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns. Austria has one of the continent’s highest infection rates, with a seven-day incidence of 815 per 100,000 people.
