Affected people include the political class of Europe. On Friday, Polish President Andrzej Duda tested positive for Covid-19, Presidential Minister Blaise Spychalsky said in a tweet on Saturday. As 1,632 new cases were reported in the country on Friday, Duda was diagnosed, the daily figure since the outbreak began. This case was 0% higher than Monday’s case2 cases.
Prime Minister Matthews Moravieski said on Friday that the second wave had hit Europe equally.
According to the latest moving average of Johns Hopkins University analyzed by CNN, the five countries with the highest rates of infection worldwide are all in Europe.
The worst affected countries are the Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France.
In all five countries, the incidence of new infections has risen since the beginning of October.
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday that his country needed to survive the virus in the long run.
“When I listen to the Scientists and the Scientific Council, we make predictions. [living with the virus] Best until next summer, ”Macron said during a visit to the health center.
Macron added that his government aims to impose new coronavirus sanctions.
On the same day, 42,032 new cases were reported in France in 24 hours, a new record, according to the French Health Agency. About 46 million people in the country are subject to a night-time coronavirus curfew in France.
The picture is less dramatic in neighboring Spain, but the country’s daily average remains high, at 299 million on October 19th.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during a speech on Friday urged the public to limit their mobility and help fight the second wave.
“The next few weeks, the months will be tough, very tough,” Sanchez said, adding that Spain has officially registered more than 1 million cases, while he estimates the actual number is more than 30 million.
Spanish Castilla and the regions of Lyon and Valencia have announced that they plan to impose a night curfew in the coming days. The Andalusia region has also requested a curfew for the city of Granada.
Political scandal in the Czech Republic
A daily case record was also established in the Czech Republic, surpassing 15,000 new cases in the first 24 hours since the onset of the epidemic. The death toll in the country rose by 126 to a total of 1,971. According to the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), this is the most affected country in Europe.
Meanwhile, the country’s health minister, Roman Primula, is embroiled in a political scandal days after he was photographed leaving a restaurant in Prague late Wednesday night, just days after he announced a strict lockdown.
The restaurant in the Czech Republic has been closed for seating service since Wednesday, October 14, so the minister’s action violated the rules.
Primula said on Friday that she knew the owner of the restaurant, who allowed her to sit in a private lounge to drink coffee.
He has refused to resign despite pressure from the country’s prime minister. Prime Minister Andrzej Babis had earlier said he would fire Premula if he did not resign.
The EU has sent 30 ventilators to the Czech Republic as authorities work to bring the second wave under control.
“Czechia is going through a difficult time. The number of cases of coronavirus is increasing. Hospitals need medical equipment. The EU is here to help,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.
Italian governors call for lockdown
Local governors in Italy are calling for a drastic coronavirus ban, with some fearing a repeat of the spring wave. Italy was one of the most affected countries in Europe in March.
On Friday, the country had a daily record of infection, with 16,079 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours.
The Italian Ministry of Health also recorded 136 covid-related deaths and intensive care of 66 more patients, bringing the national total to 992.
The governor of Campania, Vincenzo de Luca, has called for a national lockdown and announced that he would keep the area closed for “30 to 40 days” to reduce the spread of the virus.
“I don’t want to find myself in front of an army truck carrying hundreds of coffins,” De Luca said in a video message on Friday.
“Current data on infection make any kind of partial action ineffective.”
Lombardy Governor Atlio Fontana said the autumn wave was “a dramatic situation.”
The Italian government has so far resisted the national lockdown. Health Minister Roberto Spiranza said Thursday that lockdowns could be avoided if immediate, urgent and drastic measures were taken now.
CNN’s Fanny Bobille, Valentina de Donato, Tim Lister, Claudia Rebaza, Tasmas Atzler and Jennifer Hauser contributed to this report.
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