More than 40000 march in Vienna against coronavirus lockdown

More than 40,000 people marched through Vienna on Saturday to protest against a lockdown and plans to make vaccinations compulsory to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Faced with a surge in infections, the government last month made Austria the first country in Western Europe to reimpose a lockdown and said it would make vaccinations mandatory from February. People carried signs saying: 'I will decide for myself', 'Make Austria Great Again', and 'New Elections' - a nod to the political turmoil that has seen three chancellors within two months - as crowds gathered.