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Xinhua News Agency, Vienna, October 30 Summary: The number of cases in Europe exceeds tens of millions and the country initiates a second “blockade”
Xinhua News Agency reporter
The second wave of new corona epidemics in Europe has become increasingly intense, with confirmed cases exceeding 10 million, and new cases in many countries have repeatedly reached new highs, and the government has had to implement a second “blocking”. However, support for the government’s epidemic prevention policies by the people in some countries has declined and the situation for epidemic prevention and control is not optimistic.
New cases in various countries reach a new record
According to the latest data published by the World Health Organization on the night of the 29th, there were more than 239,000 new confirmed cases of new crowns and 2,482 deaths in Europe in the last 24 hours, making the cumulative number of new confirmed crowns in the region it exceeded 10 million for the first time, reaching more than 10,229 million. , There are more than 276,000 deaths for the new crown.
According to data published by the health authorities of European countries on the 29th, the new cases of new crowns in some European countries reached the highest record since the outbreak.
In Belgium there were 21,048 new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, a record. The number of hospitalized patients with new crowns reached 5,924, which also surpassed the peak of the first round of the epidemic in April this year. In the last 24 hours, Poland has confirmed 20156 cases nationwide, surpassing 20,000 for the first time, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 300,000.
In addition, Romania, Sweden, Austria, Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, Croatia, Serbia and other countries in the 29 recently confirmed cases reached the highest value since the outbreak.
The number of new cases in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries remains high. There were 26,831 new cases and 1,651 intensive care patients in Italy that day. Since the 28th, the number of confirmed patients in Italy has once again exceeded the number of patients recovered during the same period, for the first time since the beginning of May this year.
According to data from the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, as of the 29th, a total of 2,087 medical workers in the country were infected with the new corona virus. In just one day from 28 to 29, 67 medical staff were infected.
Increasingly secondary “locks”
Faced with the rapid increase in the number of cases, European governments continue to toughen their anti-epidemic policies, and many countries have initiated or are about to implement the second “blockade” measures.
France announced that it would again “close the city” across the country from the 30th, at least until December 1. During the “closed city” period, all non-essential people’s travel is prohibited, private and public gatherings are prohibited, universities will be closed, and online teaching will be provided. In addition, the government encourages companies to implement telecommuting as much as possible and encourages remote ordering, home delivery and take-out sales.
Germany will close restaurants, bars, theaters, playgrounds, gyms, beauty salons and other catering, cultural and sports facilities from November 2 to the end of November. The government requires that people minimize contact with people other than family members, and gatherings in public places should not exceed 2 households or 10 people.
In addition, Belgium has implemented uniform epidemic prevention rules throughout the country since 0:00 on the 29th, including the closure of the catering industry, the promotion of the home office, the limitation of the number of people who buy in supermarkets, maintaining social distance and wearing masks. Since the 29th, two cities in northern Greece have officially entered a state of lockdown due to a short-term increase in cases. Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis will announce a new month-long “action plan against the epidemic” on the 30th.
Ireland has re-implemented “city closures” measures at the national level starting on the 22nd of this month. Paul Reid, Executive Director of the Irish Health Service Executive Board, said on the 29th that after a week of national efforts to “close the city”, the Irish epidemic has shown some mitigation trends, but this trend is not stable. nor unsustainable.
Call people to unite and persevere
Strict epidemic prevention measures, especially the “lockdown” policy, will inevitably have an impact on social and economic life. The prolonged epidemic and the standardization of prevention and control have also caused fatigue and laziness in some Europeans. Recent polls in many countries show that public support for the government’s epidemic prevention policy has dropped significantly and the willingness to comply with epidemic prevention regulations has been greatly reduced.
Recently, protests and rallies against the government’s epidemic prevention measures have appeared in cities in Germany, France and Austria, and voices against the “lockdown” policy have also appeared in economic circles. The new Czech Health Minister Jan Bratny said on the 29th that his main task now is to change people’s opinion about the new coronavirus and epidemic prevention measures. Officials from the Federal Department of Health and Fight against the Epidemic of Bosnia and Herzegovina criticized the public on the 29th for insufficient awareness of the seriousness of the epidemic and failure to comply with measures to prevent the epidemic.
German Chancellor Merkel called on people to support, cooperate and help each other on the 29th. “This is the only way we can survive this historic crisis.” She emphasized: “Freedom is not about everyone doing what they want. Freedom is now Responsibility. Responsible with oneself, with family, with colleagues, with all of us.” (Note holder: Yu Tao; participating journalists: Yuan Liang, Pan Geping, Zhang Baoping, Yang Xiaohong, Sun Yifei, He Miao, Chen Junxia, Jiang Xue, Zhang Jiawei, Jin Jing, Chen Xu, Lin Huifen, Guo Qun, Zhang Xiuzhi, Gao Lei, Wen Xinnian, Shi Zhongyu, Xu Yongchun, Yu Shuaishuai, Zhang Qi, Li Jie, Zhang Yirong, Zhang Yadong, Peng Lijun, Guo Mingfang)
