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Xinhua News Agency, Warsaw, September 10 Summary: The beginning of school and the approach of autumn in Europe face new challenges in the prevention and control of epidemics
Xinhua News Agency reporter
With the beginning of school and the arrival of autumn, the epidemic in many European countries recovered and the number of new cases in a single day in some countries reached a new record since the outbreak. According to data from the World Health Organization, the number of new cases confirmed in a single day in Europe rebounded on day 10 after falling for 3 consecutive days. That day 44,001 new cases were reported. To cope with the new challenges, some European countries have tightened their prevention and control policies and taken timely action against schools that have experienced the epidemic.
As of the afternoon of the 10th, France has recently confirmed 9,743 cases in 24 hours. French President Macron declared that he will make specific and stricter decisions on the most recent situation of the new corona epidemic. French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced to the media that the school has closed 32 schools and 524 classes since the school started due to the continued emergence of new confirmed cases. But he said that this number is still very small compared to the total number of French schools.
Since August 30, the number of new cases in a single day in Hungary has set records on numerous occasions. Shortly after the Hungarian school started and classes resumed, there have been sporadic confirmed cases in several schools, but the government insisted not to close the schools. On the 9th, the government improved the school’s prevention and control measures, requiring that parents or guardians not enter the school except in special circumstances, and suspending swimming instruction in the fall.
According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Health, there are currently 21 schools in Lithuania where new corona cases were found, including two preschool educational institutions; 318 students and teachers have been advised to isolate themselves, and some schools have also decided to resume distance learning.
Since the beginning of the school, the epidemic situation in Slovenia has continued to recover, with 78 new cases confirmed on the 8th, the highest number of new cases in a single day in more than six months. A government spokesman said reasons for the sharp increase in cases include increased testing and the full recovery of schools and businesses.
Due to the upward trend of the epidemic, some European governments have decided to tighten the measures to prevent the epidemic.
Austria reported 664 new confirmed cases on the 10th, the highest in a single day since March 29, more than half of which occurred in the capital Vienna. Prime Minister Kurtz said on the same day that he would require the Epidemic Response Committee to adopt stricter epidemic prevention measures.
In response to changes in the epidemic in northern Greece, the Greek government announced on the 10th that it will implement stricter restrictions in parts of the north, including suspending gathering activities, including religious ceremonies, and requiring that people wear masks.
Portugal added 646 new confirmed cases on the 9th, more than double the previous day. Prime Minister Costa declared that the entire mainland of Portugal will enter a state of emergency on September 15. To guarantee the full resumption of work and classes, the Portuguese government will adopt a series of measures to prevent and control epidemics.
The population of the Czech Republic is only about 10 million, but more than a thousand new cases have been confirmed in a single day in the last two days. In response to the epidemic situation, starting on the 10th, the Czech Republic began to adopt stricter measures to wear masks.
The epidemic has caused serious damage to the tourism industry in many European countries. Data released by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health on the 10th showed that there were 405 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. According to Swiss Radio and Television on the 10th, affected by the epidemic, Switzerland could lose about 3,000 jobs related to tourism. According to the forecast of the department of tourism, the turnover of the Swiss tourism industry will fall by 70% in the second half of the year.
The Finnish government announced on the afternoon of the 10th that as of September 19 it will relax the new corona epidemic risk measurement standards for other countries. Under this decision, residents of countries such as Germany, Estonia and Sweden will be requalified for unlimited entry to Finland, and Finns returning from these countries will not face quarantine. Finnish Minister for Economic Affairs Mika Lindila said the new decision will help remove the uncertainty that prevails in the tourism industry and inject vitality into the Finnish tourism industry in autumn and winter. (Editor: Zhang Zhang; participating journalists: Tang Ji, Chen Junxia, Yu Tao, Yang Xiaohong, Wen Xinnian, Guo Mingfang, Yuan Liang, He Miao, Li Xiaopeng, Peng Lijun, Zhu Haochen)
