French health officials have registered 16,096 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours. A total of 31,511 people have died from coronavirus in France and 497,237 cases have been reported.
In the UK, 6344 new cases have been reported, bringing the total confirmed cases to 61 41,363, Public Health England (PHE) tweeted.
“This is the highest recorded number and a warning to all of us. The signs are clear. The rate of positivity is rising in all age groups and we continue to see an increase in hospital admissions and critical care rates,” Public Health said. Yvonne Doyle, Medical Director of England.
Forty more deaths were reported in the UK on Thursday, and according to PHE, the death toll now stands at 1,90,09 – the highest in Europe.
The Spanish Ministry of Health on Thursday registered 10,653 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 704,209. There are 210,768 cases reported in the region of Madrid, which is about 30% of the national number.
The country’s health minister, Salvador Ila, said on Friday that his government had recommended a total lockdown in the capital. “I think we have difficult weeks to come to Madrid and we need to take decisive action,” Ila said.
After the outbreak of Kovid-19, thousands of students from all over Europe began to separate themselves.
All 2,500 students at Switzerland’s most prestigious hospitality school, the Ecole H હtaler de lausen, are quarantined after an outbreak involving “one or more parties,” the Vaud Canton regional authority said Wednesday.
Some Scottish universities have reported Covid-19 outbreaks involving illegal gatherings during the start of a term celebration called “Freshers Week”.
On Wednesday, 600 students at the University of Glasgow were asked to self-destruct after 124 new cases were confirmed. Alma Mater of the University of St Andrews and Prince William, one of the UK’s most elite colleges, asked students to go on a voluntary lockdown last Friday after a spike in one-party-linked cases.
Meanwhile, the U.K. Grocery giant Tesco on Friday announced a three-item limit on essentials, including flour, dry pasta, toilet rolls and antibacterial wipes, to avoid panic-buying shortages in the spring ages.
A spokesman said: “We have good availability, abundant stock rounds, and we will encourage our customers to make general purchases.”
Europe under pressure
The Paris Public Hospitals Authority has announced that it will begin canceling some non-alternative procedures in the coming days to make room for coronavirus patients, although it said it would be on a case-by-case basis and not a global cancellation in mid-March. “
The EU health commissioner warned that Europe was at a critical stage in dealing with its second wave, and that the steps to be taken now would determine the severity of the necessary restrictions in the coming months.
Italy, the European country most affected by the outbreak of the epidemic, saw a relatively small increase in 1,7866 new cases on Thursday, but its health minister warned: “The situation in Europe is serious and cannot be underestimated.
“I believe we should keep our feet on the ground and continue to invest in the line of reason.”
CNN’s Amy Cassidy, Niamh Kennedy, Nadine Schmidt and Livia Borges contributed to the report.
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