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The number of people infected with coronavirus in Germany has increased dramatically in one day. 11,287 are new cases of infection, a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous record was set on Saturday, when 7,830 cases of Kovid-19 were recorded.
In Germany, between 1.1 and 1.2 million tests have been carried out per week since the beginning of September. The percentage of positive results increased from 0.75 to 3.63. Politicians and experts are concerned about the scale of the pandemic and are urging citizens to take responsibility. “We urgently appeal to the entire population to commit to protection against infection,” wrote Lothar Wheeler, director of the Robert Koch Institute. Later today, the institute’s experts will give an online press conference.
Italy fears a repeat of the spring scene
The northern regions of Italy were the first to be hit hard by the pandemic when the coronavirus hit Europe earlier this year. Crowds of overcrowded hospitals in the Lombardy and Campania regions have spread across the world. Italians left their homes for only good reason. The people of the Apennine Peninsula hoped that they would never again have to carry a printed sheet of paper stating why they had left. But the growing number of Covid-19 cases, more than 15,000 in the past 24 hours, has raised concerns that Italy may experience the horrors of spring again.
To avoid this, Lombardy and Campania have already imposed night hours. After 11pm, you can only go outside for good reason. The authorities in Rome have allocated four billion euros to combat the pandemic in 2021. They must pay for the nearly 30,000 doctors and nurses who have been hired on a temporary basis. The country’s experts are developing two strategies to control the second wave: restricting the mobility of citizens or conducting increasingly active tests to trace the chains of infection and prevent the spread of the disease.
Will there be a ski season in Austria?
Austria also tightened measures this week to try to avoid another lockdown. No more than six people may meet inside. Cultural events in the pavilions cannot have more than 1000 people, in the stadiums – a maximum of 1500. Everyone must wear masks, no food or drinks will be served. At the moment, no establishment will be closed nationwide, nor will any night hours be introduced. According to the mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, restaurants have a concept to ensure the safety of guests. There is no way to observe or control it in homes.
Representatives of the tourism industry are very concerned. Tourism is one of the pillars of the Austrian economy. It provides about 15% of the country’s economy. Bookings in the May-August period decreased by 33% compared to 2019, and the forecast for the winter season is a decrease of only a quarter.
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