Pneumonia: the second wave of maximum pressure in Europe restarts total or partial blockade-BBC News

In the spring of 2020, the first peak of the epidemic affected parts of Europe, while other countries were spared the worst.

Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and some other regions were hit the hardest by the epidemic at the time. They successively adopted strict closures and other restrictive measures to prevent the epidemic. Several indicators of the epidemic have been drastically reduced, but all paid significant financial costs for it. .

As summer entered, epidemic prevention and control measures in various locations began to loosen one after another, nonessential shops, restaurants and bars began to reopen, and travel resumed.

In August, the number of infections and deaths increased again. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the upward trend accelerated significantly, sparking vigilance from policy makers.

Also, some countries that escaped the latest peak attack, such as the Czech Republic and Poland, were not immune this time. Alarming infection rates are observed in most of the European continent.

A new study believes that up to 100,000 people in England are infected with the new corona virus every day.

The study by Imperial College London shows that the spread of the epidemic is accelerating, with an estimated number of infections doubling every nine days.

The author of the report stated that the UK is at a “critical moment” and “changes must be made”.

However, the ‘three-tier lock’ system implemented by the UK in England has not changed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that the system is a “moderate” and “balanced” approach that can save lives and protect the economy.

France announced that all people will be isolated from their homes on October 30, unless it is necessary to go to work or for medical reasons, they must first fill out a form to indicate the reason. All social gatherings are prohibited.

French Prime Minister Castel announced that students over 6 must wear masks in class; This mandatory requirement originally only applied to students over the age of 11. The government also urges employers to allow employees to try to work from home five days a week.

Unlike last time, both the park and the market are open as usual this time.

French President Macron said in a television speech announcing the latest blockade plan on the 28th that France, like its European neighbors, is caught in an epidemic that has suddenly accelerated counterattacks.

However, he stressed that public services and manufacturing production are uninterrupted and the economy “must not stagnate or collapse.”

Germany’s anti-epidemic blockade is a bit more flexible than France’s. The partial lockdown and isolation will be implemented across the country from November 2 until the end of the month. This is an agreement reached between Merkel’s federal government and 16 states.

Gyms, theaters, restaurants and bars are closed, but take-out is allowed; schools and kindergartens are not closed; social contact regulations cannot exceed two households with a maximum of 10 people; trips are suspended.

Small businesses and the self-employed who suffer losses can apply to the government for compensation, which does not exceed 75% of their income in November of last year.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that this winter will be “four long and tormented months.”

She told Congress on the 29th: “This pandemic has focused the concept of freedom. Freedom does not mean that everyone is concerned only for themselves, but it means responsibility, responsibility to oneself, to one’s family and colleagues. It tells us that Everything is part of the whole. “

When she was speaking in Congress, she was booed by members of the far right and was labeled a “coronavirus dictatorship,” but she retorted that conspiracy theories and false information weaken the fight against the epidemic.

Demonstrations against blockade and isolation broke out in many European countries, including Germany, France and Great Britain.

Although the second peak of the epidemic has spread throughout Europe, not all countries have taken national blocking measures against the epidemic.

PolandThe latest daily deaths exceed 300 and there are more than 20,000 new infections. The government implemented partial blockades across the country, isolating the “red zone”, which specifically includes the partial closure of elementary schools and restaurants.

ItalyIt was the epicenter of the first round of the new corona epidemic in Europe, this time it did not give in and formulated new restrictive measures for a month. All restaurants and bars across the country must close by 6pm, but you can still take out food. Gyms, swimming pools, and theaters are closed, but museums, galleries, and exhibition halls may remain open. Group weddings, baptisms and funerals are prohibited.

SpainThe government declared a national emergency on the 25th and initiated a national curfew. With the exception of the Canary Islands, people from other regions must stay at home from 23:00 in the afternoon to 06:00 in the morning and not leave the door.

Czech RepublicThe Republic is currently the country with the highest infection rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Europe, with 1,448 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in two weeks. The government has implemented partial blockade measures, closing restaurants, bars, dance halls, prohibiting drinking in public places, prohibiting gatherings of more than six people and wearing masks in places of public transport. University residences are temporarily closed and the school conducts classes online. The kindergarten will remain open and there will be special allowances for the children of medical personnel working in the intensive care unit.

NetherlandsA partial four-week lockdown will be implemented, bars, restaurants, cafes and other places will be closed from the night of October 14 and only food delivery service will be allowed. After eight o’clock at night, grocery stores are prohibited from selling alcohol. But the school does not close. People must work from home and public transport maintains the most basic services.

BelgiumThe per capita infection rate is the second highest in Europe. Since the peak of the first round of the epidemic on April 6, several indicators are increasing rapidly. Prime Minister De Creus delivered a televised speech on the 28th, calling the situation “serious.”

IrelandThe Republic announced a national blockade in early October for a period of six weeks.