Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven't had Covid-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels and hair salons or attend public events larger than 25 people under new rules that take effect Monday, the government has said.

Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg outlined the rules after a meeting with state-level leaders to discuss the country's response to rapidly rising coronavirus cases. reports AP.

"It is simply our responsibility to protect the people in our country," Schallenberg told reporters, noting the case numbers and increasingly full hospital intensive care units.

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