02:29Austria: COVID sceptics hold rally in Vienna
Demonstrators took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday January 16, to protest government measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Organised by the 'Querdenken' movement, the rally took place at Heldenplatz. Since December 26, Austria has been under its third strict coronavirus lockdown, which includes the closure of all non-essential businesses and movement restrictions, in an attempt to cut community transmissions to slow the spread of the virus.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the lockdown in order to "avoid" a third wave.
Austria has recorded 392,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 7,053 deaths with the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
02:29Demonstrators took to the streets of Vienna on Saturday January 16, to protest government measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Organised by the 'Querdenken' movement, the rally took place at Heldenplatz. Since December 26, Austria has been under its third strict coronavirus lockdown, which includes the closure of all non-essential businesses and movement restrictions, in an attempt to cut community transmissions to slow the spread of the virus.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the lockdown in order to "avoid" a third wave.
Austria has recorded 392,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 7,053 deaths with the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University data.