Thousands of people, many of them far-right supporters, have protested in Vienna against coronaviruses restrictions a day after Austria's government announced a new lockdown and said vaccines would be made compulsory next year.
There were many people in Heroes' Square in front of the Hofburg on Saturday. Many protesters waved Austrian and other flags and carried signs with slogans such as "no to vaccination" or "enough is enough".
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Travel shares were wiped off by Austria's orders.
More than $3 billion was wiped off travel shares as Austria ordered a lock down.
The Freedom party encourages Austrians to be skeptical about vaccines.
The government said on Friday that Austria would be put back into a lockdown on Monday and that vaccinations would be compulsory from February 1.
Herbert Kickl, leader of the FP, responded that Austria is a dictatorship after Friday's announcement that the party was planning a show of force in Vienna on Saturday.
Kickl made an appearance via video after he announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and had to stay in isolation at home. He denounced what he called a government that believes it should think and decide for us.
A group of people with tin foil on their heads and toilet brushes in their hands are not in favor of the government's measures. They didn't give their names like most protesters did.
Hospitals in heavily hit states have warned that their intensive care units are reaching capacity because of the low rates of vaccinations in Austria. The average daily deaths have tripled in the last few weeks.
