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The French government advisory body predicts “successive” waves in winter and spring.
“We have many months of a very difficult situation ahead of us,” warned the scientists who advised the government of President Emmanuel Macron and recommended a new quarantine in the country.
Despite the measures announced so far, new waves of infection are unlikely to be prevented, the Scientific Council said. This will not be affected by weather, testing strategy, or infection chain traceability. Therefore, in the absence of vaccines and drugs, it is necessary to prepare for the management of “successive waves”.
Macron announced a new quarantine last week, which runs until December 1. As of Friday, public life in France is once again kept to a minimum. Restaurants, bars and many shops are closed. But schools and kindergartens work. The movement of the population is also severely restricted.
In Germany, more than 15,000 people have been diagnosed in the last day. new cases of COVID-19
In Germany in the last 24 hours. 15,352 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, according to data published by the Robert Koch Institute.
A total of 560,327 cases of the disease were registered in the country. COVID-19 also claimed 131 lives in the last day, bringing the total death toll to 10,661.
The number of people recovering from COVID-19 in Germany is 371,500.
The partial quarantine has been in effect in Germany since Monday. Restaurants, bars and other catering establishments will be closed for at least one month, food and drinks will be sold to take away only. Sports clubs, swimming pools, theaters and cinemas are also closed.
True, unlike spring, there are now kindergartens, schools and beauty salons in Germany.
Meanwhile, people from a maximum of two households will be able to meet in public places.
The Latvian government is considering declaring a state of emergency
The head of the Latvian government, Krishjan Karinsh, is considering re-declaring a state of emergency in the country. After meeting with the leaders of the ruling parties, he said that with the sharp increase in the number of infections, it was time to reconsider the introduction of an emergency. The government could then more easily take steps to control the virus.
Already in mid-March, the Latvian government had declared a state of emergency in the country. 1.9 million In Latvia, which has a population of 6,268 infections, 77 patients have died so far.
In recent days the number of daily infections has been increasing. About 70 percent. all virus cases since the beginning of the pandemic corrected in October.
“If the existing security measures are not enough to reduce the number of cases, we must react more quickly so as not to get into a situation where the health system does not cope with the burden,” said the Latvian prime minister.
In France and Spain, 50,000 new infections per day
France and Spain report a new record for coronavirus infections.
According to the French Ministry of Health, 52,518 new cases were confirmed in the country in 24 hours. Additionally, 416 other Covid-19 patients died.
For the first time since the beginning of May, more than 3,700 patients with Covid-19 are being treated in intensive care units in France. In total, more than 25,000 French people living with coronavirus are receiving treatment in hospitals.
Spain also reports the record. 55,019 new infections were confirmed here per day. Another 379 people died.
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