For several days, restrictions have been accumulating in several cities in France to limit the resumption of the Covid-19 epidemic.
In the rest of the world, announcements are also on the increase depending on the extent of the recovery and the level of alert.
Spain, United Kingdom, Israel, Iceland, Argentina ... With the arrival of autumn and many fears in the face of growing contaminations, many countries have decided to limit the outings and gatherings of populations, or even, for some, to reconfine itself temporarily.
Spain tightens the screw
In the Madrid region, drastic restrictions will be put in place from Monday.
858,000 people, or 13% of the capital's population, living in disadvantaged southern neighborhoods, will only be able to leave their neighborhood for essential reasons such as working, going to the doctor or bringing children to school.
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"Second wave" in the UK
The term, which is only mentioned here and there, is accepted across the Channel.
UK faces 'second wave' of epidemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned, his government not ruling out new general containment for all of England as 'last line of defense' .
New restrictions have come into effect for two million people in the north-east of England, including banning meetings between people from different homes and introducing a 10pm to 5am curfew in places of entertainment.
Daily cases have exceeded 3,000 for several days in the United Kingdom, the most bereaved country in Europe with nearly 41,700 dead.
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Less going out in Ireland
The Irish government on Friday announced further tightening of restrictions in Dublin.
Since midnight Friday, and for the next three weeks, the inhabitants of the capital are encouraged not to leave the city, except for essential reasons, we learn from the BBC.
Indoor gatherings are prohibited, while outdoor gatherings must be limited to 15 participants.
Restaurants and pubs serving food must restrict their outside service, or offer take-out.
Of the 253 cases of contamination identified on Friday, 116 were in the Dublin region.
Enough to make the capital "a very dangerous place", judges the Irish Prime Minister, Micheál Martin.
Closed bars and clubs in Iceland
In Iceland, Reykjavik's bars and nightclubs are keeping their doors closed for four days from Friday, according to the government website.
"In the last three days, 38 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 in our country, which represents a significant increase compared to the previous days," said an epidemiologist responsible for advising the Icelandic Ministry of Health in a note released on Thursday .
“Almost all of these cases are located in the capital region, […] and at least a quarter of them visited some bars and nightclubs in Reykjavik less than a week ago,” he adds. he does.
Return to teleworking in Greece
The Greek government has stepped up protective measures in the face of the resurgence of cases especially in the Athens region, again closing its cinemas and partially returning to telework.
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From Monday, gatherings will be limited to 9 people, while weddings, baptisms and funerals can not bring together more than 20 people.
Authorities on Friday announced 339 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the country's total cases to 14,738, half of which live in the Athens region, which has a third of the Greek population.
A total of 327 people have succumbed to the virus in the country, including 2 in between Thursday and Friday.
Re-confined Israel
Friday, on the first day of the Jewish holiday season (Rosh Hashanah, the new year celebrated this weekend, before Yom Kippur, the day of forgiveness, and Sukkot, the feasts of the huts), the country is reconfined for three weeks. , causing the discontent of the population.
“The health system has raised the red flag,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The country of nine million people has recorded 1,163 deaths from the coronavirus.
Between Thursday evening and Friday noon, 5,238 new cases of contamination were recorded, a record.
Extension of restrictions in Argentina
Argentina has decided to extend until October 11 the restrictions imposed on March 20 to deal with the pandemic.
Schools will remain closed and shows suspended.
The borders also remain closed.
On the other hand, in Buenos Aires, which has an average of 1,100 cases per day, from Monday, restaurants will be able to reopen by serving outdoors, the construction of almost completed buildings can resume, as well as non-urgent interventions in hospitals.
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