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Australians among 96 foreigners in breach of lockdown rules at top Austrian ski resort
Austrian police have found 96 foreigners, including Australians, at one of the country’s top ski resorts — potentially putting them in breach of Austria’s pandemic-related rules on entering the country as well as its national lockdown.
Key points:
- Police said Britons, Danes, Swedes and other European nationals were also among those fined
- Austria is currently in its third national lockdown since the start of the pandemic
- Stricter rules were put in place to discourage skiers, but loopholes have emerged
Helmut Mall, the mayor of St Anton am Arlberg, said this week that dozens of young tourists from across Europe had recently come to his town, circumventing lockdown rules under which ski lifts are open but hotels are closed to tourists.
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