Covid scares Europe, crackdown to stop infections

Published on: 09/19/2020 07:15 AM

The contagion does not stop and European countries run to hide. In the last hours, the list of measures implemented in different nations of the Old Continent to prevent the ‘take off’ of the numbers of the coronavirus pandemic is being extended.

In England, the map is enlarged characterized by special measures. In Lancashire, Merseyside, parts of the Midlands and West Yorkshire, an area home to nearly 4.7 million people, meeting with non-cohabiters at home or in private gardens will be banned on Tuesday. In parts of Lancashire and Merseyside, pub closures will be anticipated. With these new measures, announced yesterday by the London government, the number of UK residents who are subject to restrictive measures rises to 13.5 million.

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In Spain, spotlights in the capital. The Community of Madrid has announced restrictions on freedom of movement in 37 districts of the metropolitan area. As of Monday, the inhabitants of these areas, some 850,000 people, will not be able to leave their district except to go to work, school, the doctor or to care for relatives. Gatherings of more than six people will be prohibited, while parks and gardens will remain closed. “There are 37 areas of the Community of Madrid where there is a higher incidence. We are talking about a thousand infections per 100 thousand inhabitants, a very serious figure,” the president of the region, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, said at a press conference, highlighting that such measures are necessary to avoid having to resort to confinement.

Circulation restrictions apply to six districts of the capital and seven municipalities in the region. 13% of the inhabitants of the Community of Madrid live in this area, but in the last week there has been 24% of infections in the region. 6.6 million people live in the community of Madrid. The region has registered 1,212 new cases in the last 24 hours, with 33 deaths.

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Very high attention in France, which recorded a day with 123 deaths, the worst since May 18. In Marseille, the mayor expresses concern about the equipment of the city’s hospitals. In Toulouse, gatherings of more than 10 people in parks and public areas are prohibited, the obligation to wear a mask is extended.

Turn the screw Ireland in Dublin, with measures that will remain in force for the next three weeks in the capital: the level 3 alert foresees restrictions in restaurants and nightclubs, in addition to the ‘limited number’ for participation in funerals and weddings.

In Denmark, starting today bars and restaurants will be closed at 10 pm and customers must wear a mask until they sit down. This was announced by Prime Minister Mette Federiksen, expanding the measures that have already entered into force in Copenhagen, the capital, to the entire country. The maximum meeting limit is reduced to 50 people, with exceptions for venues with large seating capacities, such as football stadiums. The prime minister urged everyone to work from home as much as possible, reduce social contacts and avoid crowded public transport. The new measures will be in effect at least until October 4.

In Greece, the cinema closes in Athens. Meetings with 10 outlaws, limited participation in baptisms, weddings and funerals.