The corona situation in Europe is coming to a head again.
Spain is taking restrictive measures.
France has record numbers.
Coronavirus pandemic *
in Europe
: The number of new
Covid 19 cases
continues to rise.
The virus is currently spreading rapidly,
especially in
Spain
and
France
.
Italy
seemed to have caught up - now the numbers are rising again.
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Madrid / Paris / Rome - The
European corona situation
seemed to be more critical than relaxed in recent weeks.
The Federal Foreign Office has
issued travel warnings
for more and more countries because of the increasing number of infections
.
Spain has been a risk area for several weeks.
The Spanish Ministry of Health recently registered almost 4,700 new infections within one day (data status: September 18, 2:00 p.m.).
Corona in Europe: 4,700 new cases in Spain
In response, six districts and seven municipalities in the surrounding area in the Spanish capital Madrid
are to be partially cordoned off
from Monday (21.9.) To contain the
corona pandemic *
.
They are then only allowed to enter or leave for urgent matters - for work, for visits to the doctor, school or after a summons from the judiciary.
Regional President Isabel Ayuso announced this on Friday (September 18).
There are similar barriers in other parts of the country, such as Mallorca.
Corona in France: Finance Minister infected
The events in France seem to be even more intense.
The government recorded
13,215
newly confirmed cases on Friday, according to the official Corona dashboard.
The number is a record in French statistics. The values have never been so high.
Like Spain, France is a corona risk area according to the Robert Koch Institute.
France's Economics and Finance Minister
Bruno Le Maire
has tested positive for the corona virus.
He immediately went into domestic isolation in accordance with health regulations.
He said he had no symptoms on Friday evening via Twitter.
He will remain in quarantine for seven days and continue to perform his duties.
There were also many discussions in France about the Tour de France *, which is taking place despite the pandemic.
Italy: 1,907 new corona cases
In
Italy
, too, the situation seems to be tightening again.
Although the number of new infections with a value of
1,907 is
low compared to France and Spain, this means that Italy is moving closer to the infection situation in May.
As can be seen from the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 dashboard, the value has not been so high since spring.
On May 1, 1,965 new cases were registered.
🔴 # Covid19 - La situazione in Italia al 18 September: https: //t.co/8ciMmO9yfx pic.twitter.com/VISUy1uasx
- Ministero della Salute (@MinisteroSalute) September 18, 2020
Last Monday (September 14th) the Italian
schools
finally reopened their doors for children and young people.
For around two-thirds of school-age children, classes began again on Monday after a break of more than six months.
The country closed its schools because of the corona pandemic on March 5, and they were not closed longer in any other European country.
Because of the spread of the virus, strict precautionary and protective measures apply when starting school.
The German biotech company Biontech * is very far in the development of a corona vaccine * - and is planning something spectacular in the fight against the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, experts recommend a simple home remedy that will help prevent the spread.
(lb with dpa and afp) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network
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