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The password is prevent Christmas from becoming the prelude to the third wave of Covid. For this reason, several European countries, which have not yet emerged from the second wave, intend to tighten the measures provided for the holidays. As a result of the Germany, which to counteract an uphill contagion curve decided to adopt a tough blockade until January 10. While the Italian government is divided on the opportunity to introduce new blocks for the holidays, also thanks to a downward curve of the epidemic.
Hard blockade in Germany
On Wednesday the restrictions announced last weekend by Chancellor Merkel come into force: in addition to bars, restaurants, gyms, cinemas, theaters, museums that have already closed since November 2, all non-essential stores will also close, except pharmacies, grocery stores and banks. . Schools and nurseries will also be closed. Employers are being asked to put their employees to smart work or stop their activities, an indication that was not given in the first wave of the pandemic.
Holland locked up for a month
In Holland closing in sight for the holidays. Yesterday Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a hard block for at least five weeks after verifying that the mildest measures have not served to stop the infections. Stop at schools, nonessential shops, museums, theaters, and hair salons. The bars and restaurants, already closed since mid-October, will continue to be so. Contact professions are suspended, except medical ones. The announcement, live on television, sparked some protests under the government building. Drastic measures to counteract the increase in infections that are around 10,000 a day.
London closes
The easing of anti-Covid measures in London lasted less than two weeks. British Health Minister Matt Hancock announced that From Wednesday, December 16, the capital of the United Kingdom will return to semi-confinement to cope with rising infections: London moves to level 3 restrictions, the highest; I was already at level 2, which provides for the prohibition of meeting people outside the family, if not outdoors.
The squeeze provides for a new closure of restaurants, pubs, theaters and some shops. The crackdown, which also extends to neighboring Hertfordshire from Wednesday, will remain in effect until December 23, when all of Britain, including London, will trigger a relaxation of the five-day restrictions on the occasion of Christmas. Mayor Sadiq Khan called the decision “disappointing” and called on the government to implement compensation measures for all those sectors that will be severely damaged by the new closures.
First screenings in France and Austria
In france i first massive free screenings with the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, who presented the operation as a new attempt to put infections under control before the reopening. In fact, as of today, Tuesday, December 15, the closure ends, replaced by the curfew from 20 to 6: the French will be able to circulate again without self-certification throughout the territory, although the number of daily cases remains distant of government targets (5,000 per day).
The massive testing program is generating controversy in Austria. It started two weeks ago only 20% of the population participated in the screening. 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.
Only recommendations in Sweden, with intensive care collapsing
In the now old “Swedish model”, based on the option of not closing anything, we continue to focus, even in view of the holidays, on recommendations to citizens, including with state sms. The only ones, nondescript, Restrictions include a ban on public gatherings with more than 8 people and alcohol prohibited after 10 p.m.. This with the increase in contagion curve: Sweden registered 20,931 new cases since Friday, two thousand more than in the same period last week. the number of victims in SwedenIn addition, it has no comparison with other Scandinavian countries: more than 7,500 deaths, 320,000 infections. In Finland there were 453 deaths, in Denmark 941, in Norway 387.
Worrisome figures while the health system is in serious trouble. Last week The ICUs in the capital were 99% saturated. In addition, in the Stockholm Region, since March they have just over 3,600 health workers discharged, almost 900 more than last year: the pandemic has aggravated the problem of the shortage of doctors and nurses who, due to the stress of too much work, choose to resign.
December 15, 2020 (change December 15, 2020 | 4:23 pm)
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