With the increase in coronavirus cases in Europe in recent days, a new call for a second lockdown has been made to control the spread of the disease.
In France, citizens were scrambling for new sanctions ahead of a planned evening address by President Emanuel Macron later in the day.
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French doctors have called on the government to impose a new lockdown across the country as more than half of the country’s intensive care units are already occupied by COVID-19 patients. As hospitals fill one area, French military and commercial planes carry critically ill virus patients elsewhere.
The new sanctions were expected to be announced by French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised evening address to the nation later on Wednesday. (AP Photo / Thibault Cam)
Daily new deaths related to the virus have also reached the biggest jump since May, with 288 deaths in hospitals in 24 hours on Tuesday and 235 deaths in nursing homes in the past four days.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Angela Merkel said German authorities had agreed to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, cinemas, theaters and other entertainment facilities following reports by the country’s health agency that 14,964 newly confirmed cases had been reported in the country in recent days. .
“We must work to avoid an acute national health crisis, and now,” Merkel said.
Unlike the German shutdown during the first phase of the epidemic in March and April, shops and schools will remain open. Restaurant restaurants will be able to provide take-out meals. It is set to take effect on Monday and will run until the end of November.
Officials there have warned that the turn must now be tightened before filling the hospital’s hospital ward.
Nursing staff in protective devices care for a corona patient at a hospital in Essen, Germany, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Fabian Stroch / DPA via AP)
In total, more than 250,000 deaths related to the virus have been reported in Europe since the outbreak began, according to Johns Hopkins University figures.
“We are deep in the second wave,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels. “I think this year’s Christmas will be a different Christmas.”
Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Britain and the Czech Republic have also seen a surge in new cases in the last 14 days.
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The Czech Republic tightened measures on Wednesday after already restricting free movement, closing stores, schools and restaurants, making face masks indoor and outdoors mandatory and banning sports competitions. Even with these rules, there has been a steady increase in the number of cases, reaching a record high of 15,663 on Tuesday.
The World Health Organization said the European region had the largest share of new cases, with more than 1.3 million reported cases for the second week in a row, or 46% of the total worldwide.
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The UN health agency says deaths in Europe are also on the rise, with an increase of about 35 per cent since last week. The agency also noted that COVID-19 has led to an increase in hospital admissions and ICU business in 21 European countries.
Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Tuesday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Tuesday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. (AP Photo / Alessandra Tarantino)
However, the increasing toll of coronavirus sanctions has manifested itself in protest, where citizens sometimes vent their anger violently.
In the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, protesters in horror masks marched on Wednesday against the virus ban.
Protesters gathered in the Czech Republic’s Prague downtown COVID-19 on Wednesday to protest preventive measures. (AP Photo / Peter David Josek)
Thousands of site owners in Germany’s hospitality industry staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate, demanding more financial support from the government.
A woman has a poster reading: ‘Culture dies’ as she attends protests against the German government’s economic policies in the entertainment and event industry as she fights the spread of coronavirus and covid-19 disease and more for them Wants support. Business, Wednesday in Berlin, Germany. (Photo / Marcus Scriber)
Protesters stormed out in Turin, Milan and other Italian cities and towns on Monday after the government forced restaurants and cafes to close early and shuttered cinemas, gyms and other entertainment venues.
People chanted slogans during a protest in Rome on Tuesday against the government’s ban on COVID-19. (Mauro Scrobogna / Lapress by AP)
In Italy’s commercial capital, Milan, police used tear gas to protest Monday night, and an Associated Press reporter saw at least two people detained.
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Even with the rising number of cases in Europe, the countries with the highest number of cases in the world have not changed, according to the WHO. These countries were India, America, France, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
