Covid live: UK records 44,917 new cases; strict restrictions for unvaccinated come into effect in Greece
by Miranda Bryant (now); Sarah Marsh, Martin Belam an from on (#5S6JJ)
UK also reports 45 further Covid-related deaths; from today Greeks barred from all enclosed public spaces if they are unvaccinated
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Here's some more detail from Agence France-Presse in Vienna on Austria's move into its fourth Covid lockdown:
People in Austria are not allowed to leave home except to go to work, shop for essentials and exercise, as the country returned to a Covid-19 lockdown on Monday morning.
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