Covid, Slovenia closes its borders with Italy. Anti-blockade march in London



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Rome, October 24, 2020 – New I remember contagion gives COVID-19 in state States, where the threshold of 80 thousand new daily positives has been reached. According to Johns Hopkins University, between Thursday and Friday they determined 80005 contagion, which bring the total number of cases of Coronavirus from the beginning of the pandemic to almost 8 and a half million in the country. The United States had already reached the threshold of 80,000 daily cases during the month of July, in particular due to new infections in southern states such as Texas or Florida, where the virus was out of control at the time. Currently, the most severe outbreaks are in the North and Midwest.

Slovenia closes its borders with Italy

With the rise in coronavirus infections, the Slovenia As of Monday, October 26, it will close the borders with Italy. Italian citizens can only transit through the country (maximum 12 hours) to reach other destinations. Local media reported it, talking about a decision by the Slovenian government taken last night. Sanitary controls at crossings are not excluded. Cross-border workers, international carriers, people in transit, members of foreign delegations, urgent business reasons or medical examinations are excluded from the provision.

Spain, regions urge a curfew

The regions of Spain They are urging the central government to take steps to provide legal support to impose a curfew as coronavirus cases rise. According to updated data to date, ten of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, including Valencia, Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha and the Basque Country, have asked the government to decree a state of emergency, which would have allowed the autonomous communities limit the movement of people, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, Spain is heading towards a new state of alarm. The executive of Pedro Sánchez, as reported by the main Spanish newspapers, intends to do so in an extraordinary Council of Ministers that could be convened tomorrow. The request to decree the state of alarm – which would allow the enactment of national measures such as the night curfew throughout the country – came from many autonomous communities and was supported by the Minister of Health, Salvador Illa.

Germany, more than 10 thousand dead

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The Germany He confirmed 14,714 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily increase since the outbreak began. The Robert Koch Institute announced this: the total number of cases has reached 418,005. The death toll increased from 49 to 10,003 people in the same period of time. More than 314,000 people have recovered from the start of the epidemic.

London march against restrictions

Thousands of protesters anti-blocking they began to parade in the middle of the afternoon London. After meeting at Speakers’Corner in Hyde Park, they turned down Oxford Street in the direction of Oxford Circus. Before the march began, they heard a speech by Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, who urged “stopping the new normal and saving lives.”

Poland, positive president Duda

The Polish President, Andrzej Doubt, turned out positive in the anti-Covid test. Presidential spokesman Blazej Spychalski announced it today on Twitter, stating that the 48-year-old head of state “is fine.” “We are in constant contact with medical services,” he added. Yesterday there was a record number of infections in the country, with more than 13,600 cases. New restrictions designed to slow the spread of the virus will take effect today.

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Czech Republic, another 15 thousand infections

Register of cases in the Czech Republic where, in the last 24 hours, 15,252 new infections. This is the highest number since the start of the pandemic. There were also 126 deaths overnight for a total of 1,971 victims. The Guardian reports it. The Czech Republic managed to escape the first wave of Covid-19 almost unscathed with case numbers rarely exceeding 200 per day, but it is now one of the European countries that has seen the highest increase in infections in recent weeks, both which is the first in Europe by number of cases compared to inhabitants.

Russia, 296 dead

The Russia has been registered 16,521 new cases in the last 24 hours. The federal center for the fight against Covid-19 reports this. The total number thus amounts to 1,497,167. Instead, the dead were 296 (25,821 in total). The largest increase was identified in Moscow, where 4,453 new positive tests were registered (compared to 5,478 yesterday).

Belgium, a new record

the Belgium recorded a new record of 15,432 contagion only on Tuesday. This was announced today by the Sciensano Public Health Institute. The previous record was reached on Sunday, with 12,969 cases. The daily average number of cases is 11,201, registered in the period between October 14 and 20, 56% more than the previous week. Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 287,700 people have contracted the virus. Hospital admissions reached a daily average of 399, an increase of 93%. Currently, 4,061 people are hospitalized for Covid-19 (+ 11%), of which 632 in intensive care (+ 10%). The total number of deaths is 10,658. Meanwhile, new tightening in Brussels on the measures to contain the coronavirus. As already decided in Wallonia, the curfew will also apply in Brussels from 10 pm to 6 am.

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