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Czech Republic registered 9,721 new cases of coronavirus, a record for the second day in a row, according to data from the Czech Ministry of Health, cited by Reuters. The Czech Republic, with a population of 10.7 million, is the country with the highest increase in coronavirus cases in Europe. Their total number has more than doubled since the start of the pandemic in March and now stands at 149,010.
Authorities announced Thursday that construction of field hospitals for Kovid-19 patients would begin. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek told the state news agency CTK that the army would begin construction of a 500-bed facility at the Prague fairgrounds on Saturday. Military and health personnel will provide services at the temporary hospital, Hamacek told Czech television. The number of hospitalized is six times higher than the peak during the first wave of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Andrei Babish told reporters that additional capacity with hospital beds needs to be built. “We don’t have time, the outlook is not good. These figures are catastrophic,” Babish added.
Earlier in the week, Czech authorities closed bars, restaurants and clubs, and schools switched to distance education after new measures were imposed to curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
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Ukraine recorded a record 5,992 cases of Kovid-19 in the last 24 hours, the country’s National Security Council said. The previous record was set on October 9, when the new cases were 5,804. The total number of coronavirus infections detected since the start of the pandemic has risen to 287,231, including 5,394 deaths, 92 of which are since the last day.
Since the beginning of October, Ukraine has reported more than 5,000 new cases almost daily. The sharp increase in infections has prompted the government to extend the quarantine until the end of the year.
Poland recorded a record number of 132 deaths from Kovid-19 during the last day, and the number of new infected is 7,705, Reuters reported. The total number of confirmed infections is 157,608 and deaths 3,440. In the country, there is a growing fear that the pandemic is critically testing the capacity of the health system to cope with the epidemic. An increasing number of deaths is associated with a shortage of medical personnel and hospital equipment. Currently, 6,980 hospital beds in Poland are occupied by patients with Kovid-19, and 540 of them are on mechanical ventilation.
The government has asked Poles to travel outside the country only when absolutely necessary for family or business reasons after yesterday’s record number of 8,099 newly infected.
New austerity measures against the spread of the virus were announced on Thursday, both nationally and locally, depending on the situation there. Authorities said it was an attempt to avoid total quarantine.
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TO Slovakia A record number of 2,075 new infections were recorded on the day, the Bratislava Health Ministry announced, representing an increase of 146 new cases compared to the previous day. Thus, those infected in the country with a population of 5.5 million reached 26,300, of which 7,182 have already recovered. So far, 71 people have died from complications related to the virus.
On October 1, a state of emergency was declared in the country for the second time during the pandemic, which should last 45 days for now. Violators of the strict restrictions in the fight against infection are threatened with fines of up to 20,000 euros. The first state of emergency ran from March 16 to June 14 and helped protect the country to a great extent from coronavirus infection.
Romania recorded a record 4,026 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours with 30,325 tests performed, Digi TV reported, citing data from health authorities. The confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic in the country reached 172,516 and 127,076 patients were declared cured. Another 75 people have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 5,749.
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TO Slovenia 834 new cases of coronavirus infection were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected to 11,517. Since the start of the pandemic in March in Slovenia, which has a population of 2 million, 180 people have died with a confirmed coronavirus infection. .
Due to the sharp increase in the number of contagion cases, to date, the Slovenian authorities are imposing quarantine in seven of the 12 regions of the country, in which the cases of Kovid-19 are more than 140 per 100,000 inhabitants. These areas cover 117 settlements, where the majority of Slovenian population lives. The strengthening of control measures will be in force in the seven districts from today, such as the prohibition of all events that involve gathering many people in one place, wearing a protective mask indoors and outdoors, leaving the areas only for valid reasons.
The other areas, mainly in the western and northeastern part of the country, fall within the so-called “orange zone” with lower risk of infection. They allow the free movement of people, even towards so-called “red zones”, and allow a maximum of 10 people to meet in one place.
All upper-grade students and students go to distance education. The police will control the movement of citizens between the different zones.
In the red zone areas, bars, restaurants and cafes will be closed as of tomorrow and will offer food and drinks only for the home. In the areas of the orange zone, where the use of masks is mandatory only indoors, the cafes, bars and restaurants will remain open.
In France The number of new cases of coronavirus in France for the first time exceeded the threshold of 30 thousand in one day, the national public health service said last night, cited by world agencies. A record 30,621 new infections have been identified in 24 hours. For comparison, the day before there were 22,591. The number of patients in the intensive care unit was 1,750, which represents an increase of 77 per day. 88 people died in one day. The total number of deaths in France reached 33,125.
French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a curfew in the capital, Paris, and in eight other major cities where there are many new cases of coronavirus.
12,000 police officers will monitor compliance with the measure, which will be in effect from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the following day. The curfew will be in effect in 9 major cities with a total population of about 20 million, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanen said.
Italy registered 8,804 newly infected with the coronavirus on Thursday, breaking the previous day’s record, when their number was 7,332, an increase of almost 1,500, according to Reuters. The death toll for the day is 83, also a significant increase over the previous day (43), but still far from the gloomy records amid the first wave of the pandemic in March and April, when a daily peak was recorded. of more than 900 deaths.
Italy was the first country in Europe to be hit hard by the pandemic and second only to Great Britain in deaths, with 36,372 deaths from the coronavirus and its aftermath.
Thanks to one of the strictest quarantines known in the world so far, the government managed to get the infection under control for the summer, but those infected have jumped dramatically again in recent weeks. Newly infected people are still significantly fewer per day than in France, Spain and the UK. Italian authorities are trying to increase their coronavirus testing capacity and are complaining about long lines in front of sampling centers. On Thursday, a new record was set for the number of tests performed in 24 hours, a total of 162,932 nationwide.
Germany It also set a record Thursday with 7,334 new cases in 24 hours.
At the same time, the Berlin Administrative Court lifted restrictions on bars and restaurants in the German capital, AFP reported. The establishments were forced to close from 23 to 6 in the morning to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Eleven restaurant and bar owners have filed a lawsuit, arguing that the nighttime restrictions imposed on October 10 are excessive. The decision can be appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court of Berlin and Brandenburg.
The Berlin City Council has decided to impose restrictions due to the alarming increase in the number of Kovid-19 cases in the capital. This week, the government said it was very concerned about the spread of Kovid-19 in the country. Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders have created a national roadmap that includes new restrictions, including closing bars and restaurants at night if a certain level of infection is exceeded.
During the last 24 hours in Russia 15,150 people have been infected with the new coronavirus, a record daily increase since the start of the pandemic. Their total number has risen to 1,369,313, announced the operational headquarters to combat the infection, cited by TASS.
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the country has increased by 232 in the last 24 hours. For the fifth time this month and for the eighth since the start of the pandemic, the federation has recorded a daily increase of more than 200 deaths. The victims of Kovid-19 in Russia are a total of 23,723.
The number of patients recovered so far from Kovid-19 is 1,056,582, including 8,485 during the last 24 hours, 77.2 percent of all infected.
