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Added on the 23/11/2020 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Checks are in place on roads in Madrid as the Spanish capital enters a partial virus lockdown. The restrictions in Madrid will last for two weeks, affecting people living mainly in densely populated, low-income neighbourhoods who will be allowed only to travel for essential reasons such as work, medical care or taking children to school. 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
Supporters of Austria's Far-right Freedom Party gather to protest after the government announced it will make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory and will next week impose a partial lockdown in the face of spiralling infections. IMAGES
Madrid residents vote during the last hour of voting in regional elections, which was also open to people either quarantining or who have tested positive for Covid-19. The election is expected to deliver a comfortable victory to the city's hardline leader of the right-wing Popular Party (PP), Isabel Diaz Ayuso, who has soared in prominence for stubbornly resisting virus restrictions. IMAGES
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta places Nairobi and several nearby counties under a partial lockdown to contain a deadly third wave of Covid-19. He declares the Counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru a collective 'disease infected area', as they acount for 70% of Kenya's reported cases. SOUNDBITE