After Austria on Monday placed a lockdown on all unvaccinated people, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed that 120 people were fined by police officers who were tasked with enforcing the controversial mandate. “Police officers perform the ungrateful but important task of inspecting public spaces,” said Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, adding that about 15,000 people were checked throughout Austria within the first 24 hours of the mandate going into effect. So far, Nehammer said in a news conference, about 120 fines were handed down. “It’s a tough job. The pressure to control has been massively increased, and that will continue for the next few days,” he said, according to local media. Nehammer said the main focus of the controls was busy streets and restaurants, reported Austrian publication Kronen Zeitung. Those who refuse to participate in the controls face a fine of up to 1,450 euros ($1,640). “Thanks to the additional patrols and …