Authorities in Austria say people living in much of the western region of Tyrol will need to take a coronavirus test before traveling elsewhere, because of concerns about variant cases detected there.
Officials said Sunday that in the Kufstein district of Tyrol there have been 216 confirmed cases of a virus variant first detected in Britain that has since gained a further mutation which could make it more resistant to vaccines.
The same mutation — known as E484K — is also found in variants first detected in South Africa and Brazil.
People wanting to leave Kufstein district will need to provide a negative PCR test result between March 31 and April 14.
