Corona in Europe: Slovakia continues mass testing of the population - France reports new record

The second wave of the corona pandemic has Europe under control.

France reports a new record.

Slovakia continues mass testing of the population.

• During the

  second wave *

  the

  corona pandemic *

  , the number of infections in

  Europe is

  increasing

  .

• England

  is since Thursday in

  partial lockdown

  and

  Slovakia

  are applicable

  curfews

  extended.

• During the corona Crisis:

  An EU country

  seems to be the

  pandemic

  compared

  well under control

  to have

  (Update of November 6, 7:17)

  .

• This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update of 6 November, 22:37:

In

were in the past 24 hours,

with the

registered.

The French health authorities reported on Friday evening.

It is a

since the large-scale tests began.

In addition, around

in hospitals in connection with

within one day

.

There are also

in

and

.

However, this number is not collected daily.

The

news

, citing the national health authority, reported that the

on new infections were

due to a

in the past few days

.

So there could still be late

.

The number of

is therefore likely to be higher.

had last

carried out

per week

.

Corona in Europe: Latvia declares another state of emergency

Latvia has

declared a state of emergency

for the second time

due to the development of the

 .

The government in

declared on Friday a one-month

in the Baltic EU country from November 9th to December 6th.

"If we do not act decisively and immediately, there is a risk that we will lose any opportunity to control the pandemic," said Prime Minister

. 

The

was loud

decided by the government after consultations with health experts unanimously.

President

 described the decision, against which there was a

front of the government building, as "necessary and correct".

To contain the pandemic, the Latvian government had already

an

in mid-March

, which expired on June 10.

Corona in Slovakia: Nationwide mass tests will continue over the weekend

Update of 6 November, 21:37:

The

continues this weekend their

continued.

According to the government's plan in

, a large part of the country's 5.5 million inhabitants will

undergo

a second

test.

All residents over ten years of age, both domestic and foreign, are invited to take part in the test.

Participation in the

is formally

.

From Monday, however, everyone who does not have a

be subject to a

.

They are not even allowed to go to work.

The government recommends that people over 65 years of age not go to the test, but rather stay at home for the duration of the pandemic.

In a

last weekend,

tested

for the

virus.

The populist-conservative head of government

assessed the action announced at short notice as a

that other countries could take as an example.

More than

were

who would otherwise have spread the infection undetected, he said.

The

criticized the action as a

.

Local governments complained that they

had been thrown

into "

"

without sufficient information and preparation

time.

In response to the criticism, the government changed its original plan.

The third of the districts in which the first round confirmed particularly few infections no longer has to participate.

Corona in Norway: the capital Oslo introduces stricter measures

The Norwegian capital

introducing

from Monday to

stop the

further spread of the

virus.

Theaters, museums, training studios and swimming pools will remain closed.

Private gatherings outside your own four walls are prohibited.

"The

is far too high," said Mayor

on Friday.

“We have to do what we can to reduce the infections.” If it is to be possible to keep social activity to a minimum, the places where people gather would have to be closed, said Johansen.

can therefore remain open, but are

longer allowed to serve

.

In October 1885 new infections were reported in Oslo.

In the early stages of the pandemic in March, the figure was 1290.  

Corona in Europe: Estonia with a record number of new infections

Update from November 6, 7:39 p.m.:

In

, the number of

reached

a

on Friday with

within 24 hours

.

Most of these were recorded in the capital

and the surrounding region.

This was announced by the health authority in Tallinn.

The previous record was 208 cases.

Authority 

said a radio

in

said the level of 

had increased across the country.

He recommended that public events be canceled until further notice.

Social Affairs Minister

announced that the government would

discuss

and

on Tuesday

.

Corona in France: patients in critical condition moved to Germany

Corona patients

have again

been relocated

to

from the French border region

.

As the regional hospital in Metz-Thionville announced, patients in

to

and

in Saarland

on Thursday and Friday

.

The aim is to prevent the intensive care departments from being fully utilized.

The French MP

wrote on Twitter of a total of

.

As a spokesman for the French hospital said, these are the first transfers from the Grand Est region abroad since the beginning of the

in

.

La @saarland_de 🇩🇪 va prendre en charge 8 patients de notre département @ MoselleCD57.

🇫🇷

Merci à nos amis sarrois.

Pour lutter contre la # COVID19 l'entraide est indispensable.

Continuons nos efforts communs pour sauver le plus de vies possible.

👊 # Allemagne & #France & #Sante

- Christophe Arend (@christophearend) November 5, 2020

France

is currently

struggling

with the

.

With

within 24 hours, a new high was reached on Thursday.

Most recently, almost

admitted to

within one day

.

In order to relieve particularly affected regions, people are also transferred to other hospitals within the country.

Corona in France: trade in fake negative test results in Paris

Update from November 6, 4:32 p.m

.:

Seven people have been provisionally arrested in France

because of the trade in

.

As the French news agency

reported, citing the prosecutor's office that those arrested are fake

at

have sold to travelers in the northeast of Paris.

They are said to have

collected

between

and

for a fake test

.

Investigators found more than 200 fake test results on their phones.

The suspected counterfeiters will be tried in March.

The six men and the woman between the ages of 29 and 52 face up to

and a fine of up to

.

Due to the

, entry into some countries is currently only possible with a negative corona test.

Europe is sinking into the corona turmoil: Only one country has the pandemic under control - the number of infections is falling steadily

Update from November 6th, 7:17 am:

While the number of

skyrocketing

in large parts of Europe and

being recorded

every day

,

the virus under control relatively well.

The number of new infections in the Scandinavian country is even falling.

Overall, the Finns have the lowest infection rate in all of Europe.

In the past two weeks an average of 45.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

The

are much milder in Finland than in large parts of the EU.

As the dpa (German Press Agency) reported, Finland is following the special path of neighboring Sweden, which as far as possible

pleads

with its citizens for a

.

As in other northern European countries,

great

.

There is hardly any resistance to the government's corona rules. 

Corona in Europe: English people march through the streets celebrating before the lockdown - Greece decides to take tough measures

Update from November 5, 5:15 p.m.:

In

,

in connection with the 

registered

on Thursday

.

As the health authority FOHM announced, the number of new infections has risen rapidly in recent weeks.

Almost ten percent of the people tested were positive last week.

Two weeks ago it was reportedly 5.6 percent.

On Thursday,

and

in the official

.

This also results in 314 newly infected people per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days.

Prime Minister

announced on Facebook on Thursday that he and his wife had voluntarily

gone

into

.

Someone close to him was in contact with someone who tested positive for

.

"The development is quickly going in the wrong direction," wrote

.

“More and more are infected.

More people are dying.

The situation is serious. "

Corona in Europe: Norway tightened entry regulations

In view of rising

, the

announced

further

on Thursday

.

from countries with high infection rates must

show

a

from Monday

and

go

.

This also applies to visits to relatives, said Prime Minister

on Thursday.

This does not apply to anyone who

commutes to work in Norway

from the neighboring countries of

and

.

Corona in Europe: Czech Republic reports new record number of new infections

Update from November 5, 3:33 p.m.:

The number of confirmed

within one day has

climbed

to a new

in the

.

The Ministry of Health in

reported

in the past 24 hours

on Thursday

.

This is the largest increase within a day since the outbreak of the corona pandemic.

In addition, the number of people suffering from Covid-19 patients requiring

need with

has increased to the highest level to date.

Corona in Greece: three-week lockdown from Saturday

The

has issued a three-week

for the entire country from Saturday.

Prime Minister

said in a televised

on Thursday afternoon that he could not allow the

overloaded.

said

the number of

admissions to hospitals is

already

high

.

"If things continue like this, the first hospitals will be at their limit in the next few days."

From

, all shops except supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential businesses have to close.

In addition, a general true of 21 pm to 5 am

.

This does not apply to employed persons who have a corresponding confirmation from their employer.

If you want to go shopping or go to the doctor during the day, you have to inform about it by SMS.

The

in the country are, with the exception of kindergartens and primary schools, on

switch.

applies

throughout

.

Belgium: Total number of corona patients is falling - but more intensive care patients

In

, which is

affected 

by the

, the number of

in hospitals has

slightly for the first time in weeks

.

The

of the country's hospitals, however, continue to be used more, according to data from the health authority Sciensano on Thursday.

From Tuesday to Wednesday, the number is

in the hospital accordingly

in 7405

.

It was the

.

1412 of these people were

treated

in

- an increase of 4 percent.

This brings

closer to the current

of around 2000 intensive care beds.

Because some hospitals were already overloaded, some patients were taken to other facilities and also to

.

Meanwhile, the number of

continues to rise sharply.

In a weekly comparison, the value increased by

to almost

.

Corona in Europe: England in partial lockdown from Thursday

First report from November 5:

Munich - In

, to combat the

a

with far-reaching restrictions on public life

has been in

since this Thursday

.

Gastronomy, cultural sites, sports centers and leisure facilities must close.

Schools and universities, however, can remain open.

Unlike in Germany, the trade is also closed for a month.

Supermarkets and other shops classified as necessary are allowed to remain open.

The English population is

only

expected

to leave

their homes

for a valid reason

until the

ends

on December 2nd.

Corona in England: Partial lockdown in force - Highest warning level for the state health service NHS

The

currently applies to

the

.

NHS England boss

said they were heading for a "serious situation".

In the

, a quarter of the planned operations had

to be postponed

because of

.

This will also increase in other regions.

With almost

currently

in English hospitals, you can already see more people in hospitals in many regions than during the first wave in April, said

in a

interview.

Prime Minister

admitted deficiencies in the

and

in Parliament on Wednesday

.

His government is now placing high hopes on

.

On Friday,

a pilot project is to start

in the particularly hard-hit city of

, in which all citizens are to be offered rapid tests.

Corona in England: Celebrations and riots on the last evening before the partial lockdown

In many English cities, especially in the capital

, there were still

on Wednesday

.

Crowds thronged the streets, many partiers were drunk.

“It's like New Year's Eve here,” said a man.

In

, North West England,

attempting to break up

a gathering of hundreds of people were

with fireworks

.

The celebrants not only threatened the emergency services, but also

increased

the

with their behavior

, according to the police.

Last orders in London - crowds as people left pubs, bars and restaurants the night before a new four-week lockdown in Englandhttps: //t.co/stqZgLQ5qR pic.twitter.com/aB0aQDaq2H

- BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 5, 2020

Corona in Slovakia: curfew extended - dilemma for travelers

The government of

extended

the current nationwide

to November 14

on Wednesday

.

If you cannot show a negative

you are not even allowed to leave your apartment to go to work.

Only urgently necessary errands and taking a corona test are allowed.

People who

from abroad

a particular

.

After a series of

the last few days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in

an interpretation of the currently valid provisions on Wednesday, which was intended to provide clarity.

According to a government ordinance, you

or another country that is not classified as a risk country

without having to show a

or have to go into quarantine.

Due

to another regulation that also applies

these travelers are also

without a negative Corona test

.

Corona in Poland: New record reached - Prime Minister warns of complete lockdown

In

, the number of

with the

exceeded the 27,000 mark for the first time.

Within 24 hours,

were added, most of them (3888) in the

region

in the west of the country, as the Polish Ministry of Health announced on Thursday.

In the same period

in connection with the

.

In view of the dramatic increase in the number of new infections, Prime Minister

warned on Wednesday that the country was

before a

and the imposition of a

.

From Saturday, further

public life will

apply in Poland

.

Cinemas, theaters and museums will be closed again.

Likewise, shops in shopping centers, with the exception of grocery stores and pharmacies.

All schools are moving to distance learning.

The conditions should apply until November 29th.

In

, the

risen to 750.

In

,

too

, the numbers continue to rise alarmingly.

In 

 , the 

 and mutated.

Now all 15 million animals in Denmark are to be slaughtered because of the dangerous mutation.

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