Austria has announced it will enter a full lockdown from Monday, lasting at least 10 days, in a bid to avoid a "fifth wave" of Covid.
Covid vaccinations will become mandatory in the country from 1 February.
Several European countries, including Germany and Greece, are imposing tighter controls on the unvaccinated.
One in 65 people in the UK are estimated to have had Covid in the week ending 13 November, down from one in 60 the previous week.
A report finds the UK government was not fully prepared for the wide-ranging impacts of Covid-19 on society.
Covid booster and other third dose jabs can now be added to the NHS Covid pass for travel, the government says.
In Northern Ireland, those who worked from home during the first wave of the pandemic are told they should do so again.
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