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In the Netherlands, a five-week lockdown is activated to stop the coronavirus. The premier announced it Mark Rutte. On the other hand, warns the European Center for Disease Control what aSlowing down restrictive measures now may lead to a safe escalation of Covid hospitalizations in Europe in the short term. In the Old Continent, the virus has left almost half a million victims on the ground. That is why the Netherlands closes, London, which had relaxed the restrictive measures, re-armed itself and became a “red zone” as of Wednesday. closing restaurants, pubs, theaters and some stores. Abroad, in New York, they are preparing for a lockout similar to the one that occurred in the spring during the first wave.
The Dutch prime minister’s announcement, live on television, sparked some protests under the government building.
LIVE: Prime Minister Rutte’s speech on the latest state of affairs regarding the approach of the #coronavirus ⬇ https://t.co/eFzCV7FRhh
– Mark Rutte (@MinPres) December 14, 2020
The decision in the Netherlands was made after the government called an emergency meeting on the increase in Covid cases. “The situation is very serious,” said the Dutch health minister. Hugo de Jonge, before the meeting begins. Hospitals in the Netherlands are in trouble and the latest daily report, published yesterday, speaks of 10,000 new cases coronavirus. Among other things, the Dutch authorities fear that many Germans will cross the border to go Christmas shopping. Stop at schools, nonessential shops, museums, theaters, and hair salons. The bars and restaurants are closed from mid-October and will remain closed.
In France the first free mass screenings began this week in the presence, in the city of Le Havre, of the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, who presented the operation as a new attempt to control infections ahead of the reopening. As of tomorrow, in fact, the French will be able to circulate again without self-certification throughout the territory, although the number of daily cases remains far from the government’s targets (5,000 per day).
The massive testing program is generating controversy in Austria. As of two weeks ago, only 20% of the population participated in the screening after two weeks. A figure far removed from the 60% predicted by the Vienna government. The Social Democrats attack the executive accusing him of an amateur campaign. A new round of testing is expected to begin around January 8, as rumors begin to circulate that the government could offer incentives to the population to undergo the test.
Spain prepares vaccines
After the United Kingdom, Spain also gives the green light to Covid vaccination. This was reported by the Spanish Minister of Health Salvador Illa, quoted by the newspaper El País: according to the statements, the first vaccines will be available from January 4 and 5. In this sense, the green light from the European Medicines Agency is expected, which should arrive on December 29. The vaccines that Spain will use are those produced by Pfizer and BioNTech.
20 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Spain in early 2021 https://t.co/O6wpkUnBmv By @RobertHart pic.twitter.com/KZI2Tj00MK
– Forbes Tech (@ForbesTech) November 10, 2020
Fabio Fazio volunteers for the anti-Covid vaccine
Spain, which has recently experienced a decrease in infections, has so far registered a total balance of 1.7 million infected by the coronavirus. Minister Illa added that “there will be vaccines for everyone and there will be many.” For the autonomous cities, then, the minister specified that “Spain has all the capacities to be able to vaccinate the population with the necessary guarantees as soon as the doses arrive.”
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