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An increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe has prompted countries to take restrictive measures, choosing not to resort to general lockdown as they did in March, April and May. From the imposition of a curfew to the lockdowns located in areas that have seen a high increase in cases, which countries have already taken steps to reduce infections?
Italy
In Italy, which is again severely affected, the Campania region will request authorization to impose a mandatory night curfew, which will begin next Monday. Lombardy, which during the first wave of infections of the new coronavirus was one of the most affected in Italy, also received the green light for a curfew between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Italian health authorities have already warned that health systems are at risk of being overloaded and that hospitalization in intensive care units is expected to increase, with beds depleting at a rapid rate. To avoid general lockdown, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is giving cities the freedom to decide their own restrictions, with many opting for a curfew, closing bars and restaurants.
Ireland
Due to a very high increase in new cases, Ireland made the radical decision to impose a new blanket containment, although the schools remained open. As of this Wednesday, this new confinement will take effect for the next six weeks, in order to mitigate the rate of infections.
Therefore, according to Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, nonessential businesses are likely to close and restaurants and bars are limited to selling food at a to carry outIn addition to trips that have a maximum distance of five kilometers when it is not about work. Leo Varadkar, former prime minister, estimated that 15,000 Irish should lose their jobs with this new confinement.
Spain
The epidemiological situation in Spain is not very favorable either, compared to the rest of Europe. The Pedro Sánchez government was among the first to declare a blockade in Madrid due to the increase in cases that they could not control, also considering applying a curfew, reducing the contact that citizens had with each other in bars and restaurants.
The community of Navarra, in the north of Spain, also announced a two-week confinement, a more stringent measure than those imposed in Madrid. In this case, citizens can only leave the region to work, study and take care of their families. Stores that remain open can only open at 40% of full capacity, but must close at 9pm.
Germany
The German government has also chosen to confine the Bavarian region during this week due to the exponential increase in witnessed cases. The Berchtesgadener Land region in Bavaria has been among the worst hit and the government has decided to place a two-week lockdown to reduce the infection rate.
However, several politicians, district representatives and experts admit that other regions may also have to face localized confinement if the number of those infected with Covid-19 continues to rise. Still, the restrictions will depend on how health officials manage to contain the incidence of the virus.
Belgium
The epidemiological situation in Belgium is also not looking favorable, with the Belgian Health Minister admitting that the country is seeing a “tsunami” of new cases arriving in the country, with the government imposing a curfew between midnight and midnight. 5 hours. If hospitals fail to control the rate of new infections, virologists assume the need to apply a new confinement, similar to the one imposed in March and April.
Since last Monday, cafes and restaurants have closed, in order to reduce contact, and prohibiting the sale of alcohol after 8:00 p.m., but the health authorities have doubts about this measure, since in September most of the Belgians did not respect the imposed social distance rules, meeting with friends and family.
France
In France, President Emmanuel Macron announced that nine regions will have a curfew, and that it will last six weeks, so that health professionals can control the situation in hospitals and flatten the curve of new infections.
Macron considered that this curfew, like other European countries, is “relevant” while a new closure would be “disproportionate.” The curfew runs from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and is imposed on the Ile de France (Paris region), Lille, Rouen, Saint-Etienne, Toulouse, Lyon, Grenoble, Aix-en-Provence and Montpellier.
United Kingdom
Although the UK does not impose a mandatory curfew on its citizens, bars and restaurants must close after 10pm, reducing the chances of citizens joining groups of more than six, breaking an existing restriction. England currently has a three-tier system, which imposes restrictions based on the tier assigned to the region.
London has raised the alert to the second level, banning families from gathering inside the house, with Liverpool currently at the highest alert level.
Wales
Wales will impose, from Friday, a mandatory 17-day detention, which will end on November 9, with the aim that the measure is “to cause a sudden and rapid shock” in the fight against the pandemic, allowing the flattening the curve rising number of new infections. During the two weeks, the inhabitants have to stay in their homes and privilege teleworking, and all non-essential services will also remain closed until ordered by the government.
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