FILE PHOTO: People walk along a shopping street after the fourth full national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown lifted, in Vienna, Austria, December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria will begin easing COVID-19 related restrictions next week, Chancellor Karl Nehammer told a news conference on Saturday, as the Omicron variant leads to reduced hospitalisations despite high infection numbers.
From Feb. 5, Austria will extend the opening hours of restaurants and shops until midnight, Nehammer said, while it will increase the number of people able to participate in events to 50 people from 25.
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