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Added on the 09/06/2020 08:25:26 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Austria begins lifting coronavirus restrictions, allowing small shops to open again after lockdown. IMAGES of people walking on the Graben shopping street
Images of reduced traffic on a street in China's largest city Shanghai under a lattice of restrictions -- which fall short of a citywide shutdown. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant spreads across a country which has tethered tightly to a 'zero-Covid' strategy. IMAGES
A Christmas market in Vienna opens as a partial confinement, in place since last month due to soaring Covid cases, comes to an end. However, only the vaccinated will be able to regain their freedoms, those who have not received the required doses will have to remain at home. IMAGES
Images show a Vienna street as Austria returns to a partial lockdown in the most dramatic Covid-19 restrictions seen in Western Europe for months after a weekend of violence against virus measures rocked several cities on the continent. The Alpine nation is also imposing a sweeping vaccine mandate from February 1, one of few places in the world to announce such a step so far. IMAGES
After six months of closure, cafes reopen in the Thisio neighbourhood in Athens as the country eases lockdown restrictions. The Greek government has accelerated its vaccination campaign in the last few days, allowing people in their 30s to be vaccinated. More than 3 million vaccinations have been administered in the population. IMAGES