Second wave in Europe: what France, Spain and Ireland are doing better



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All three countries have achieved what is currently being attempted in this country: the number of corona cases is falling. What can Switzerland learn from this?

Volunteers are tested for antigens to attend a concert in Barcelona.  (December 12, 2020)

Volunteers are tested for antigens to attend a concert in Barcelona. (December 12, 2020)

Photo: Emilio Morenatti (Keystone)

The world is now getting an idea why the corona pandemic is described in waves. It is a constant rise and fall, while the number of infections in Switzerland stagnates at a high level and even increases in some regions, it falls again in other European countries: in the former hotspots of Spain, France and Ireland, for example. There, with some strict measures, the curves were forced to flatten out, but they also know that this relaxation may not last long.

In Spain, which topped European statistics in early autumn, the numbers have been falling for five weeks. In the past two weeks alone, new infections have dropped by 25 percent. The Ministry of Health currently reports an average of 7,000 new cases per day. That corresponds to 106 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days.

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