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French Prime Minister Jean Castex disinfected his hands before a press conference announcing a tightening of the measures. PHOTO: Reuters
Greece imposes quarantine on Bulgarians at Christmas
It is possible for a person to be infected in 5 minutes indoors within 20 feet of an infected person. Here’s what Korean scientists claim, based on a specific case, the Los Angeles Times reported. A high school student in Jeonju City was infected in June, and two months earlier there had been no other cases of coronavirus in the city. After a detailed follow-up of his contacts and routes through cameras and electronic applications, it turned out that he only had one contact with an infected person: a businessman from another city, who later also developed symptoms. The two met for only 5 minutes in a restaurant 6 meters from each other, without speaking and without touching the same objects. According to epidemiologists, the girl became infected with airborne particles, which shows that the standard distance of 2 m is not enough to ensure safety.
Researchers in New York have found unusual new symptoms of infection in children with coronavirus, such as swollen and red eyes, reddened cheeks and palms, and a strawberry tongue – swollen, rough and very red.
The quarantine for citizens arriving in Greece is reduced from 10 to 3 days for the period from December 18, 2020 to January 7, 2021, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The requirement to present a negative PCR test carried out up to 72 hours before the trip, as well as a rapid test when entering the country is maintained. The rapid and quarantine tests required for COVID-19 do not apply to truck drivers.
The United States set a new daily record for coronavirus casualties: 3,054. Thus, the total number of deaths exceeded the casualties of World War II. The pandemic killed 292,098 people and killed 291,557 US military personnel during the war.
As of December 15, France, which was about to relax measures, was tightening them to control the pandemic. An even stricter curfew is introduced, prohibiting going out after 8pm instead of 9pm, as before. The curfew lasts until 6 in the morning. There will be an exception only for Christmas, but not for New Years Eve.
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