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The lockdown in Austria will end as planned, announced Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna on Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference, Nehammer added that the unvaccinated will have to continue living with restrictions.

"It [lockdown] will end. But not for the unvaccinated and that is a drastic measure by itself. It is important to engage in dialogue with those affected and make sure that the unvaccinated don't feel excluded from society," stated Nehammer.

He went on to comment on the vaccine mandates that have been announced for Austria to be introduced in February 2022, saying "It's a clear signal that vaccinations are the path to freedom, and to receive one's freedom in a democracy. Therefore, for me it inevitable, seeing that we still have a deficit there, that we will actually pass the vaccination mandate. It is our last resort, however."

Austria's lockdown was imposed on November 22, and will last until December 13, after which anti-COVID measures including curfews, closed retail stores and contact restrictions, are set to be lifted. Coronavirus cases have recently decreased in Austria, declining from a 7-day incidence of over 1,000 to 500, according to local media.

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SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "The issue of a reopening that is a subject to discuss now, keeping in mind who we are up against - the coronavirus. We were able to learn that the virus is not following political restrictions, but rather we have to acknowledge that the virus is changing and adapting quickly, taking measures by itself to keep putting pressure on the people, to threaten them with infection. We need to keep an eye on this constantly."

SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "It [lockdown] will end. But not for the unvaccinated and that is a drastic measure by itself. It is important to engage in dialogue with those affected and make sure that the unvaccinated don't feel excluded from society. Quite the contrary - that we, as a society, have the opportunity to not have that happen by vaccinating ourselves. Science gives us the opportunities for that. The crucial thing is to reach the people so we do it sufficiently. A thing that is going well at the moment, are the third jabs, the third vaccination."

SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "Some feel overwhelmed already. In my opinion, it is therefore necessary to change our language. We need to start sending the clear message that we are not up against each other - we are one society in Austria - it is about a close togetherness in the fight against the virus. For the virus is our enemy. The virus is restricting our freedoms and is endangering human lives and leads to an overload in intensive care, and, sadly to death. As too many have already died from the virus."

SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "It's a clear signal that vaccinations are the path to freedom, and to receive one's freedom in a democracy. Therefore for me it inevitable, seeing that we still have a deficit there, that we will actually pass the vaccination mandate. It is our last resort, however. Until then we have to increase the willingness [of the population] to vaccinate themselves, to force the third jab. In my point of view this is one of the most important projects right now."

SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "Therefore we need to continue to engage in dialogue with those who don't want to get vaccinated. And you have to differentiate very carefully there. Those who aren't vaccinated now, are not those who at the last demonstration were responsible for the 67 arrests, or that an activist threw fireworks at a police officer, who could have suffered a hearing trauma, which is very dangerous and makes apparent with what kind of readiness to let the situation escalate we're dealing here. Many of those who are present at these demonstrations or haven't got vaccinated yet, still feel insecure or need leverage for their motivation to do it."

SOT, Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria (German): "At the same time, science gives us the chance to continue living in freedom. That's the good news. Vaccinations help. And vaccinations protect us. And vaccinations stand for the fact that we can prevent further lockdowns if we vaccinate enough." *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE* *NO CUTAWAYS AT SOURCE*