Covid-19: Austria announces a third strict containment after Christmas

"From December 26 to January 24, curfew restrictions will again apply all day," the Austrian executive wrote in a statement on Friday.

Austria strikes hard to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The country's authorities will introduce a third generalized containment from December 26, the government announced on Friday, December 18. "From December 26 to January 24, curfew restrictions will again apply all day," the Austrian executive wrote in a statement. Until now, the curfew had been decreed between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Stores and schools will again be closed until January 18. Maintaining the opening of ski resorts is left to the discretion of local and regional authorities. Follow our live feed.