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Original title: To prevent further spread of the epidemic, many European countries have increased the measures to prevent the epidemic.
[环球时报综合报道]Information on the official website of the World Health Organization on Day 3 showed that there were more than 3.3 million newly diagnosed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide in the last week, a new record. Europe, where the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 11 million, is undoubtedly one of the most severely affected areas. To prevent the epidemic from spreading further, more and more countries have joined the British and French teams and continue to increase restrictive measures.
According to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse, Hungary added 4,219 confirmed cases and 90 new deaths on Wednesday, which reached new highs. In recent weeks, the number of confirmed cases in Hungary has risen faster than this spring, with the death toll in October exceeding the sum of the last four months. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said the country’s hospitals could be fully operational by mid-December. The Hungarian government announced the implementation of a “special system” late on Tuesday and asked parliament to extend the curfew for 90 days. Starting Wednesday, there will be a curfew every day from midnight to 5 am. Additionally, Hungarian Foreign Minister Sialto tested positive for the new corona virus on Tuesday and met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the same day. The photos showed that neither of them wore masks.
The Danish Justice Minister tested positive for the new corona virus on the 4th, prompting the Danish prime minister and 2/3 of the government members to start isolating themselves. From November 4-17, the Netherlands will implement stricter restrictions to combat the epidemic. Facilities such as museums and theaters will be closed. Retail stores are open until 8pm maximum. Except for parades and gatherings permitted by law, all public activities will be prohibited. On the 4th, the number of new confirmed cases in Austria surpassed 6000 for the first time, reaching 6,211. The country has entered a new round of partial lockdown since Tuesday.
“We are on the brink of disaster.” Ukraine’s Health Minister Stepanov issued such a warning to the people. New confirmed cases in the country hit a new record on Wednesday, reaching 9,524. The Ukrainian medical system is aging, 52,000 hospital beds have been prepared for the epidemic and 70% of them have been used. If all the remaining beds are occupied, the medical staff can only choose those with the highest chance of survival for treatment.
Since Tuesday, northern Greece and Athens have entered a blockade period of at least a month. A Greek government spokesman said that if the epidemic does not improve, it could implement the second full lockdown this year. In addition, Italy decided on Wednesday to impose a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Britain’s “Financial Times” said on the 4th that European politicians have long known that a second wave of epidemics is likely to occur on the European continent, but few people have predicted that it will erupt at such speed and severity in recent weeks. Officials and experts said that factors such as the premature lifting of restrictions and poor transmission of information from the authorities had compounded the severity of the second wave of the epidemic. EU leaders will hold a video summit on November 19 to discuss measures to tackle the epidemic. (Wang Xiaoxiong)
