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Austria began a new lockdown on Monday for those who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19. People ages 12 and older, who are eligible to receive the vaccine, must remain in their homes for 10 days if they haven’t yet gotten a shot.

The move is meant to reduce the worst surge in infections that the country has faced during the pandemic, surpassing the peak from last November. The measure is one of the first national lockdowns directed at the unvaccinated, according to The New York Times.

“We must raise the vaccination rate. It is shamefully low,” Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said during a news conference Sunday. Head over to WebMD to read the full story.