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Italy is considering imposing a 10 p.m. curfew across the country and closing all secondary schools due to a sharp increase in Covid infections.
The country reported its highest number of daily infections on Friday, with more than 10,000 people contracting the deadly virus in one day.
Authorities will meet Sunday night to discuss new measures that could include the closure of cafes, cinemas and restaurants, as well as closure measures.
Italy is considering imposing a 10 p.m. curfew across the country and closing all secondary schools due to a sharp increase in Covid infections.
The country reported its highest number of daily infections on Friday, with more than 10,000 people contracting the deadly virus in one day.
Soccer matches, both professional and amateur, are expected to be banned, with only essential travel allowed, according to The Telegraph.
National measures will form a baseline and regional governments can add more restrictions if they see a growing local increase in cases.
Lombardy, which became the global epicenter of the virus in February, has seen an increase in cases, with more than 2,000 infections a day.
Intensive care units are already under pressure and alcohol sales have been limited, contact sports are banned, and bingo halls are closed to help stop the infection.
Europe has currently registered more than 17% of the total coronavirus cases globally and almost 22% of deaths worldwide.
Under the new measures, only table service is available in bars after 6 p.m. and drinking has been banned in public places.
Campania, which also suffers from similarly high infections, has closed schools for two weeks.
The Vatican has confirmed that someone who lives in the same hotel as the Pope has tested positive, as well as 11 from the Swiss Guard who protect him.
Many restaurants, bars and cafes in Italy are governed by new strict rules to limit contact between people.
It occurs when the countries of Europe are experiencing an increase in the number of cases, which generates new restrictions.
In Germany, 7,840 cases were reported on Saturday, a new record.
Angela Merkel has urged people to avoid unnecessary travel, cancel parties and stay home whenever possible.
By European standards, Germany has experienced relatively low infection and death rates so far during the pandemic, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warned there could be 19,200 infections per day if current trends continue.
The Champs-Elysees lie virtually empty after a curfew was imposed in Paris, forcing the sites to close at 9 p.m.
Meanwhile, in France, which is currently experiencing the highest number of cases, an additional 12,000 police officers have been deployed to enforce the new lockdown rules.
In the last seven days, it has registered almost 142,800 new infections, more than the 132,430 registered during the entire two-month lockdown from mid-March to mid-May.
In Paris and eight other cities, restaurants, bars and cinemas must close before 9:00 p.m. in an effort to reduce contact.
Meanwhile in Sweden, authorities are introducing local closures in a new move for the country that has so far resisted tough measures.
A graph showing daily reported coronavirus cases in Sweden since the start of the pandemic, which have risen in recent weeks after a sustained drop.
The Scandinavian country was a topic of conversation during the pandemic for its resistance to imposing a national blockade like its European neighbors.
Europe has currently registered more than 17% of total coronavirus cases globally and almost 22% of deaths worldwide.
As a region, Europe reports more daily cases than India, Brazil and the United States combined. The increase is partly explained by far more tests than were done in the first wave of the pandemic.
