[News] Corona: 7 European countries are in the “second wave” circle

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At a time when more than 5 million infections were recorded in the old continent, the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday that 7 European countries, including Spain, are "of great concern", with the possibility of an increase in the number of deaths in them due to the emerging Corona virus.

The seven countries are, along with Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, as well as Malta. A new risk assessment report issued by this European agency charged with monitoring the spread of epidemics stated that this group of countries has "a higher percentage of severe cases, or those that require hospitalization," with an increase in the level of deaths "registered now or may be recorded soon." .

In Brussels, the European Union yesterday called on member states to tighten restrictions "immediately" in the face of new epicenters of the epidemic to address a second wave of the virus outbreak.

"All member states must take immediate measures with the emergence of the first indications of new foci," European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, said during a press conference, adding, "This may be our last opportunity to avoid a recurrence of the situation that we witnessed last spring."

For her part, Director of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Andrea Ammon, said at the same conference: "Until a safe and effective vaccine is available, the rapid identification, testing and quarantine of contacts are some of the most effective measures to reduce transmission."

The French government announced strict new restrictions to combat the epidemic in the Aix-Marseille region in southeastern France and in Guadeloupe in the French Antilles, which have become within the "maximum alert zone".

This classification will lead to the complete closure of bars and restaurants, as of tomorrow. As for “other institutions that receive citizens,” they will also be closed, with the exception of those that adopt a “strict health protocol,” such as theaters, museums and cinemas.

These measures aroused astonishment and anger among elected officials and economists.

And the president of the region, Renault Musolier, condemned the decision, saying that it was "a collective punishment of very harshness for the economy." The mayor of Marseille, Michel Roberola, expressed in a tweet her "anger" and "astonishment". "What the health minister has declared is unacceptable," said her aide, Bonoa Bayan.

Repurola emphasized that the danger of an "economic disaster" loomed over the region. The procedures also include the city of Aix-en-Provence.

Germany, which is considered an example in managing the pandemic in Europe, has witnessed the emergence of new infections in recent weeks, especially in the region of Bavaria, as the authorities decided to tighten restrictions in Munich, with the compulsory place of the muzzle in the city center as of yesterday.

And now the meetings should be limited to two families or 5 people without a relationship as a maximum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the other hand, Germany included new areas on the list of dangerous areas in 11 European countries.

In Italy, wearing a muzzle will be mandatory around the clock, in the historic center of Genoa, northwest of the country, according to local authorities.

In Spain, about a million residents of the capital, Madrid, and its suburbs have been prevented since Monday from leaving their homes, except for very specific reasons, such as going to work or study.

As for Britain, the country in Europe most affected by the epidemic, the measures announced by Boris Johnson two days ago took effect yesterday. Under it, bars and restaurants in England will be closed from ten in the evening, and remote work will be encouraged again.

Yesterday, British Health Minister Matt Hancock said that the government estimates fewer than 10,000 people contracting the disease daily, indicating that it is much lower than the estimates of infections at the height of the epidemic.

In the Arab world, the Oman Civil Aviation Authority said, in a statement yesterday, that the Sultanate will resume regular international flights from the first of October, in accordance with strict measures to protect the country and airline crews from the virus, while the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship in the UAE announced yesterday, the resumption of work on a different version. Visas, except for work permits.