FILE - Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks to the media after a meeting with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder at the German-Austrian Border on October 9, 2020 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany. (Lukas Barth - Pool/Getty Images)VIENNA - Austria on Saturday announced a partial shutdown that will see restaurants and bars closed for four weeks, cultural, sports and leisure activities canceled, and residents asked to stay home after 8 p.m.
as the government tries to stem a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the restrictions will apply from Tuesday until the end of November.