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The black day of infections in the world marks a new world record: the World Health Organization yesterday registered almost 339 thousand cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, never so many, bringing the total to 36.6 million. And even deaths continue to decline, with more than 5,500 deaths in one day. In addition to the 78,000 Indian, 42,000 Brazilian and 39,000 American cases, Europe is once again the continent at the center of the cyclone, with rising infection rates and a massive return to restrictions. To avoid, Angela Merkel said yesterday, “going back to the situation we saw in the spring.”
The Spanish case
Spain continues to be the great European patient, with the center of the continental outbreak in Madrid confused by a political and legal battle between the authorities. The 750 cases per 100,000 inhabitants of the area in the last two weeks had led the central government to impose a ban on citizens of the capital, and of 9 neighboring municipalities, from leaving their municipalities: a partial closure from the last Friday. But the president of the Community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, had opposed Pedro Sánchez’s order “that suffocates the economy”, addressing a court that yesterday proved his reason: that of the socialist executive “is an interference in rights.” citizens’ fundamentals not supported by law. ”Without a request from the region for a state of emergency, meddling is prohibited.
So free everyone? Right on the eve of a long weekend for the national holiday on October 12? In reality, Díaz Ayuso asked the 5 million citizens “not to leave the cities”, pending the announcement of “new, more just, sensitive and equitable rules.” But something will be done: in the capital 40% of the places in intensive care for Covid-19 are already occupied.
Paris hospitals
Something similar happens in Paris. The regional health agency of Ile-de-France has asked hospitals and clinics to “mobilize all their resources”, in view of “a significant influx” of patients in the coming weeks, as cases continue at disturbing levels ( more than 18 thousand in the country for two days in a row): here also 4 out of 10 beds in resuscitation are occupied by people with coronavirus. On Wednesday night Emmanuel Macron admitted that “the virus is circulating too fast”, and yesterday the Ministers of Health and Economy jointly announced the introduction of “the maximum alert” for Lille, Lyon, Saint-Etienne and Grenoble, whose local authorities they are preparing for new closings, starting with bars, as is already in force in the capital and Marseille.
Germany, the curve goes up
But even those who in this early autumn had done quite well like Italy, that is Germany, yesterday reviewed the cases that exceed 4,000 for the first time since April, exactly as it happened to us: an “alarming” increase for the minister. of Health, Jens Spahn, “and if we are not careful, we could soon lose control”. As is happening in the Czech Republic (5,000 cases yesterday), and in other countries: yesterday the Netherlands, Croatia and Poland also broke records.
October 8, 2020 (change October 8, 2020 | 23:23)
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