Live: Protest against COVID restrix, vaccine mandates takes place in Vienna

Protesters hold a new round of demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccination mandates and restrictions in Vienna on Saturday, January 15. In December, Austria became the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown amid high infection rates, which was lifted on December 12, with measures for the unvaccinated eased for the Christmas season. On December 26, thousands of protesters marched through Vienna’s city centre with candles and lights for the second time in two weeks, to decry compulsory vaccinations and COVID-19 measures.