Sat 20 November 2021:
Thousands of people flocked to the streets in Austria on Saturday as outrage over new Covid restrictions imposed to combat a resurgent pandemic grew, causing overnight rioting in a Dutch city and a French island.
Europe is dealing with a new wave of illnesses, and several governments have increased restrictions, with Austria ordering a nationwide partial lockdown on Friday, the most extreme restrictions in Western Europe in months.
Thousands gathered Saturday in central Vienna near the Chancellery, responding to a call by the far right FPO party, to denounce the new measures.
They held up banners decrying “Corona dictatorship” and slamming the “division of society”.
“It’s not normal that the government deprives us of our rights,” said 42-year-old Katarina Gierscher, who travelled for six hours to get to the rally.
“The government wants to divide us. We must remain united.” From Monday, 8.9 million Austrians will not be allowed to leave home except to go to work, shop for essentials and exercise. The restrictions will initially last 20 days with an evaluation after 10 days.
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