Unrest Is Spreading in Europe as Coronavirus Lockdowns Return
- Austria braces for protests after announcing vaccine mandate
- Shots fired in Netherlands; Germany tightening controls
Demonstrators protest against government restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Rotterdam, on Nov. 19.
Source: Media TV Rotterdam/AP
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Pockets of unrest are spreading across Europe as governments return to strict measures like lockdowns to reverse the latest coronavirus wave.
New infections are at record levels and some countries, including Germany, the Czech Republic and Greece, are clamping down on the unvaccinated as health services are pushed to the limit. Austria has gone further, with a nationwide lockdown to start Monday.