Coronavirus: Closures Return in Europe – Here’s What You Need to Know | World News

Boris Johnson is reportedly considering plunging England into a second lockdown next week, making the country the last in Europe to impose new national restrictions.

Everything except essential stores and educational settings could be closed under the New measures.

Across the continent, countries are reverting to different forms of lockdown in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus.

France, Germany, Belgium and Greece have become the latest countries to announce second closings. Greater measures have also been announced in Spain and Italy, among others.

This is what restrictions look like across the continent.

France

Until December 1, the people of France They will only be allowed to leave their homes to buy basic necessities, for medical reasons and to exercise for one hour a day.

Anyone who wants to leave will need to complete an “attestation”, a form that was also required to leave the house during the first closing.

Le Parisien newspaper says the French prime minister’s office has confirmed that people will be allowed to leave up to 1 km from their home.

This also means everything non-essential businesses will be forced to close, including restaurants, bars and many shops.

French President Emmanuel Macron told its citizens that COVID-19 had “overwhelmed” France,

On Wednesday, 36,437 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in France, compared to 33,417 the day before.

Macron noted that the figure is more likely to be between 40,000 and 50,000 “new contaminations identified every day.”

More than half of France’s intensive care units are also full of COVID-19 patients.

There will be a travel ban between regions, while national borders with counties outside the Schengen area will be closed.

Remote work has been recommended whenever possible and colleges are set up to move their teaching schedules online.

However, unlike the first closure, schools and daycare centers will remain open. Home visits will also be allowed.

Germany

Germany will impose a partial blockade from 2 November, which will last four weeks.

Under the rules, bars and pubs will close, while restaurants will remain open for takeout only.

Stores will remain open with space restrictions, meaning that a maximum of one person will be allowed for every 10 square meters of store floor.

Gyms, cinemas and theaters will close, and hotels will close to tourists.

Indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people and cannot include more than two households.

Like France, schools, nurseries and nurseries will remain open and residences will be able to admit visitors.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had to act now “to avoid an acute national health emergency.”

On Saturday, the national disease center, the Robert Koch Institute, reported 19,059 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours and another 103 deaths. The figure, higher than the previous record set Friday of 18,681, brings Germany’s total cases since the pandemic began to 518,753 and its death toll to 10,452.

Belgium

Belgium has imposed a partial block after being hit harder by the virus than any other country in the European Union.

Non-essential stores have been closed and stores that require close contact, such as hairdressers, have been closed.

Gyms, swimming pools and other cultural and leisure facilities are also closed.

A week earlier, all bars and restaurants across the country were closed for four weeks, only take-out was allowed, and a ban on selling alcohol after 8pm was imposed.

Working from home is mandatory, if possible.

Belgians can welcome a single close contact into their homes.

Those who live alone will be allowed two of these so-called “hugging contacts.” Beyond your home, meetings will be limited to a maximum of four people.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control on Friday ranked Belgium as the worst-affected nation in the 27-nation bloc, with 1,600 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The number of people admitted to the hospital in the last week was 77% higher than the previous week and was 10% higher than the previous record for COVID-19 admissions, set in April.

About half of the country’s intensive care beds are now used for coronavirus patients.

Italy

New restrictions were introduced on Monday, October 26 and will remain in effect for one month.

All bars and restaurants must close before 6:00 p.m. M., But they can provide take out after this time, although schools and workplaces remain open.

Gyms, swimming pools, theaters and cinemas are closed, but museums remain open and people are asked not to leave their immediate areas.

Meetings for weddings, baptisms and funerals are prohibited. Face masks are already mandatory everywhere, except at home.

In Italy, a record 24,991 cases were reported on Wednesday, which came as thousands of people protested against the re-imposed lockdown measures.

This resulted in clashes in various parts of the country when the police dispersed anti-blockade protesters with tear gas in Milan and gasoline bombs in Turin. Large crowds also gathered in Naples.

Greece

Greece It will close restaurants, bars, cafes, cinemas and gyms in much of the country, including the capital Athens, after a spike in coronavirus cases.

Describing the measures in a televised speech, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the changes will go into effect Tuesday morning and last through November.

Restaurants in the affected areas will still be able to offer takeout and delivery.

Mitsotakis said masks will be mandatory throughout Greece and a curfew will take effect from midnight to 5 a.m.

College classes across the country must be conducted online. But unlike the spring closure, travel within the country will not be affected and retail stores will remain open.

Daily COVID-19 infections rose to more than 1,000 this week, peaking at 1,690 on Friday.

Spain

Spain declared a state of emergency and initiated a national curfew between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Sunday, October 25.

There are territorial restrictions and gatherings of more than six people are prohibited throughout the country.

People can only take a trip if they go to work, buy medicine or take care of someone.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is seeking approval to extend the measures – currently in force for 15 days – until May 9.

Face masks must already be worn on public transportation and indoors in public spaces, and many regions make masks mandatory outdoors as well.