Coronavirus: Second Wave Covers Europe and America

The coronavirus pandemic breaks out in Europe again! The number of diagnoses in many countries is increasing and the economic recovery plan is disillusioned.

With the arrival of the Autumn and Winter flu season, the new coronavirus epidemic in some European countries has returned, and it is more serious than the first wave of epidemics in the first half of the year.

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Italy

Although Italy became one of the most severely affected areas in Europe from March to May this year, the epidemic in Italy has gradually been brought under control after the government adopted the strictest isolation measures in Europe.

However, according to the latest statistics of the Italian Ministry of Health, on October 15th, Italy added 8,804 new cases of new crowns, breaking the country’s highest record of new cases in a single day. The epidemic in Lombardy is still the worst, and Campania immediately announced the suspension of primary and secondary schools.

Germany: Consider stricter lockdown measures

After meeting with the 16 federal governors of Germany, German Chancellor Merkel stated on October 14 local time that Germany will take stricter measures in gatherings and wearing masks to combat the surge in the number of people infected with the new crown virus.

The German epidemic, once hailed as Europe’s “anti-epidemic student”, has recently hardly withstood the second wave of the offensive. According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute of the German Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, on October 15th, 6638 new cases were confirmed in Germany, which also set the highest record of new cases in a single day in Germany since the outbreak.

At the same time, the number of regions in Germany with more than 50 new cases per 100,000 people has soared from 11 a week ago to 60 at present.

In order to control the epidemic, the German government will begin to require people to wear masks in gathering places, and the regional applicable standards for compulsory measures will be reduced from 50 cases per 100,000 people in 7 days to every 100,000 people in 7 days 35 cases.

“We see the infection rate is rising, and the infection rate in some areas is very high.” Merkel said that if the rising trend of infection continues, more restrictions may be imposed, but the priority will be to ensure the normal opening of schools. .

France: Shortage of manpower and material resources, medical staff strike to protest

The French epidemic seems to be on the verge of getting out of control.

According to Reuters, as the number of hospitalized cases in France exceeded 9,000 for the first time since June 25, the French government once again declared a one-month public health emergency on October 14 local time.

According to data released by the French government on the evening of October 15, as of 14:00 that day, France had 30,621 new confirmed cases within 24 hours, which also reached a record high, with a cumulative number of close to 810,000.

In the face of the menacing epidemic, the French government quickly announced a series of restrictions, including a night curfew in nine metropolitan areas starting at midnight on the 16th.

At the same time, strike protests by medical staff broke out in many places in France.

The head of the French Health and Social Work Labor Federation said, “Since the new crown epidemic, hospitals and other public health institutions have been responding to the deteriorating working conditions, shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) beds, shortage of staff, and poor treatment. The epidemic is on the verge of collapse.”

Outbreak in the UK: Beware of “exponential” spread

British Health Minister Hancock pointed out on October 15 that the new crown virus is spreading “exponentially” in the UK. “The infection rate in London is on the rise, with the number of cases doubling every 10 days.”

According to the data released by the British Ministry of Health on October 15th, as of 9 o’clock in the morning of the same day, the United Kingdom had added 18,980 confirmed cases within 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 670,000.

It is worth mentioning that the British government announced an epidemic grading system on October 12, which divides regions into three levels: intermediate, advanced, and highest according to the severity of the epidemic, and implements different restrictions. British Prime Minister Johnson stated that the government’s three-tier system is the right way forward and helps avoid the pain caused by the national blockade.

At present, London has been upgraded from “Intermediate” to “Advanced”, but the restrictions at this level only include: restrictions on indoor gatherings with people other than family members, prohibiting outdoor gatherings of more than 6 people, and imposing a curfew after 10 pm .

In this regard, the leader of the opposition Labor Party, Starr, acquiesced that these measures are far from enough. He called for a two to three week national lockdown as a “breaker” for the British epidemic.

Portugal: Re-entering the “disaster state”

Portuguese Prime Minister Costa announced on the 14th that due to the deterioration of the new crown epidemic, Portugal will reenter a “disaster state” from the 15th.

According to the decision of the Council of Ministers on the same day, Costa announced the latest regulations for the prevention and control of the epidemic under the “disaster state”: From the 15th, gatherings of more than 5 people in shopping malls, restaurants and other public places are prohibited; family gatherings such as wedding banquets are not allowed More than 50 people; prohibit schools from holding non-teaching activities such as welcome ceremonies; strengthen sanitation and anti-epidemic inspections of shopping malls and restaurants; expand the use of epidemic tracking mobile apps; impose high fines on companies that violate relevant anti-epidemic regulations.

Costa said that if the epidemic worsens, the possibility of further raising the level of prevention and control response cannot be ruled out. He called on all citizens of Portugal to unite and jointly deal with the epidemic.

Data show that in the past 24 hours, there have been 2072 new confirmed cases of new crowns across Portugal, a new high since the outbreak; a total of 91,193 confirmed cases; a total of 2,117 deaths. Portuguese Health Minister Termido stated at a regular press conference that day that the Portuguese epidemic may worsen in the next few days.