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Spain is back in a state of emergency and Prime Minister Sánchez expects Parliament to approve the measure for six months.
Travel between regions will be prohibited and the entire territory of the country will be under strict nightly quarantine. Spain was in a state of emergency from March to June. In the meantime,
Record number of infections in France and Italy
France set a new record, with more than 45,420 illnesses in 24 hours. And the UK is preparing to vaccinate medical staff against Covid before Christmas. Another senior European official made COVID: the head of the Bulgarian government, Boiko Borisov.
Italian authorities also announced this Sunday a new daily record for coronavirus infections, with 21,273 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 128 deaths, including those of President Sergio Mattarella’s spokesman and the prime minister. Giuseppe Conte.
Earlier, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus, including closing gyms, swimming pools and cinemas, while bars and restaurants could only open until 6:00 p.m.
Violent protests in Italy
Hundreds of Italians took part in an unauthorized protest on Saturday night, organized by neo-fascists from Forza Nuova in central Rome, against measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. The leader of the extremist party, Roberto Fiore, accused the Conte government of sacrificing the lives of Italians in the name of a “pseudo-pandemic”.
The protesters attacked the police with firecrackers and incendiary bottles, set fire to cars and garbage cans. Two policemen were injured and at least 10 protesters were arrested.
Forza Nuova was also involved in the violence that took place on Friday night in Naples, described by the Interior Ministry as incidents of “urban guerrilla”. Italy has just announced a new national record for cases: 19,644, and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is ready to impose new restrictions, including closing cinemas and theaters and reducing the program of restaurants and bars.
Germany surpassed 10,000 deaths on Saturday and reported a record 15,000 new infections. Berlin, one of the main hotspots, imposed the wearing of masks in squares, on ten crowded shopping streets, in shopping malls and in any queue. A thousand more police officers were deployed to the streets to monitor compliance with the rules.
“We are not powerless against the virus, its spread depends on our behavior. Reduce interactions! “Angela Merkel again urged the Germans.
Russia hit by a second wave
Meanwhile, Russia also appears to be affected by the second wave of the pandemic. Moscow announced another 16,700 cases today. Hundreds of medical students in Russia have been called in to help out in hospitals.
Roman Pegașov, student: “During the lunch break, instead of eating, I write, take notes, read tracts, study ”.
Alexander Gintsburg, director of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology: “The expected capacity of these 4 production lines is 5 million doses per month, which would allow to vaccinate 70% of our population with Sputnik V in the next 12 months ”.
But even the Gemalaya Institute acknowledges that Russians are not rushing to get vaccinated with Sputnik V. So far, only 6,000 people have received the two doses needed in the third phase of clinical trials – fewer than the 30,000 volunteers involved, for example. in the third phase of the vaccine produced by the American company Moderna.
Meanwhile, the next day more than 83,700 new cases were reported in the United States. Among the new patients are the closest associates of Vice President Mike Pence. He has participated in numerous electoral events in recent days. His last coronavirus test was negative.
