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Corona in Europe: Italy plans curfews for New Year's Eve - Croatia with new entry restrictions

2020-12-01T23:12:44.782Z


The second corona wave in autumn led to lockdowns across Europe. The first countries are now loosening their measures again.


The second corona wave in autumn led to lockdowns across Europe.

The first countries are now loosening their measures again.

  • The

    second wave * of

    the

    corona pandemic *

    continues to determine the lives of people in Europe.

  • British Prime Minister

    Boris Johnson is

    experiencing

    resistance from his own party

    for the planned further restrictions in

    England

    .

  • In

    France

    , the first

    easing of

    the strict measures came into force on

    Saturday

    .

  • This news ticker is updated regularly.

Update from December 1, 1:45 p.m.:

In order

to avoid

a

third wave of corona

, politics

must remain strict

in

December

, Italy's Minister for Regional Affairs,

Francesco Boccia

,

told

the TV station

Rai News

on Monday.

If the restrictions continue as before, people would have

to celebrate

New Year's Eve

at home, he said.

In Italy there has been a

night curfew

from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

since the beginning of November

.

She wants to keep boccia.

A

new decree is

expected later

this week

, which will

contain

an update of numerous

corona measures

.

In addition to the question of what will be allowed on

Christmas

and

New Year's Eve

, the

opening of ski areas

during

the holidays was also a controversial topic.

For days, politicians and experts have been warning against

repeating

the

mistakes of summer

with too much relaxation and too many trips.

Per le prossime fest le parole d'ordine saranno: massima prudenza e responsabilità.

Evitiamo insieme la terza ondata e in primavera, con l'arrivo del vaccino, se saremo responsabili ne saremo fuori.



👉 Oggi una mia intervista su @Avvenire_Nei # 29novembre # COVID19 pic.twitter.com/MEwyVU3zse

- Francesco Boccia (@F_Boccia) November 29, 2020

Corona in Europe: Croatia introduces new entry restrictions

Update from December 1, 11:05 a.m.:

Croatia will

introduce

new entry restrictions

on Tuesday

.

Travelers from

EU countries

must present a

negative corona test

that is not older than 48 hours

upon entry

, report Croatian media.

Alternatively, you can have a

PCR test

done in Croatia and

wait for

the result in

self-isolation

.

Entry is only possible from a region that

is categorized as green

on the

corona traffic light of

the EU health

agency ECDC

.

However, the Finnish island of Fasta Åland is currently the only green region in the EU, as Interior Minister

Davor Bozinovic

emphasized.

Therefore, the restrictions practically apply to entry from all EU countries.

+

New entry restrictions will apply in Croatia from Tuesday.

(Archive image)

© picture alliance / dpa / Pixsell via XinHua |

Zeljko Lukunic

The

transit

through Croatia is

pad-free

, but must

twelve hours

done.

In addition,

there

is

no obligation to test

for cross-border commuters, schoolchildren and students, truck drivers in cross-border freight traffic, diplomats and patients who travel for reasons that cannot be postponed.

The exception also applies to entry for urgent personal or business reasons.

Corona in England: Investigations into illegal parties in several large cities

Update from November 30th, 4.40 p.m.:

After large

illegal parties

in several cities in

England

, the police have started an investigation.

They wanted to find the organizers of the parties, who threatened high fines, it was said by the police in

Nottingham

.

A party with around 200 people was broken up by the police over the weekend in a student dormitory.

People had gathered at parties in other parts of the city as well.

In

Birmingham

, police officers were pelted with bottles when they tried to break up an

illegal rave

with around 100 participants in a warehouse and confiscated drugs, DJ equipment and a weapon there.

"The last thing we

want to

do as

police officers

is punish people for coming together and having fun," said investigator

Andrew Gowan

, according to the

PA

news agency

.

“But the current

national restrictions

are there to protect the public.

So we will

monitor compliance

as long as it is necessary. "

Corona in the Czech Republic: Relaxation of the measures for Christmas business

The Czech Republic is

loosening

its strict

corona rules

for

Christmas business

.

All

retail stores

and

restaurants are allowed

to reopen

from Thursday

.

The government announced after a special session of the cabinet on Sunday.

Apply strict

hygiene rules

and

limit

the number of customers in shops on one person per 15 square meters.

So far, only

essential purchases are

allowed.

The easing was originally expected for Monday.

Health Minister

Jan Blatny justified

the delay in the

course of the week with a “

further significant improvement in the situation

.

The

mask requirement

even outdoors remains.

Coronavirus: More than 400,000 corona deaths in Europe

Initial report of 30 November:

London / Munich - In

Europe

are since the outbreak of

Corona pandemic

now

more than 400,000 people

in connection with a

Corona infection *

died.

According to counts by the

AFP

news

agency

based on official

information,

more than 36,000 corona deaths were recorded

in Europe

in the past week alone

.

That was the highest number in a week since the pandemic began.

According to data from Johns Hopkins University,

most

corona deaths

in Europe are in the following countries

(as of November 30, 3:00 p.m.)

:

  • Great Britain

    : 58,342

  • Italy

    : 54,904

  • France

    : 52,410

  • Spain

    : 44,668

  • Russia

    : 39,491

Although

the corona measures

have

already been

eased

in many countries

, the

protest

is growing

in Europe.

Thousands of people took to the streets

in

London

on Saturday.

There were

clashes with the police

.

More than

150 people

have been partly due to disregard of the applicable

Corona rules

on task forces or attacks

arrested

.

Corona in England: Resistance to further restrictions

A

second lockdown

in

England

ends on Tuesday

after four weeks

.

However,

strict restrictions

remain in place for millions of people in the country

.

Several major cities such as

Birmingham

,

Leeds

,

Manchester

and

Sheffield

fall under the highest warning level of a

three-step

government

plan

.

Gastronomy and leisure facilities there will remain closed even after the lockdown has ended on Tuesday.

Resistance to the

Corona *

policy of

the British prime minister and party leader

Boris Johnson is also

growing

in the conservative

Tory party

.

Environment Minister

George Eustice

admitted in a

Sky News

interview

on Monday

that there is "great frustration" on the party's backbench about the further

corona restrictions

.

Up to 100 MPs could have reservations about the tiered system, which will

replace

the national

partial lockdown

in England

with regional measures from Wednesday

.

When voting on the measures in parliament on Tuesday, Prime Minister Johnson could therefore rely on the votes of the opposition.

Together we have prevented our NHS from being overwhelmed, but those dangers have not gone away.



If we ease off now, we risk losing control of this virus all over again.

The tough measures in our Winter Plan are the best way to avoid this outcome.

pic.twitter.com/7tChvOPN8s

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 26, 2020

Corona in Europe: Protests in Belgium - first easing in France

Protests

also broke out over the weekend

in

Liège

, in eastern

Belgium

.

Around 500 people demonstrated against the

night curfew

, which they denounced as restricting their freedom.

In the

south-east of France

, hundreds of people called for

the ski lifts

as well as the restaurants and bars in the winter sports resorts to be opened.

President

Emmanuel Macron

had previously spoken out in favor of closing the ski areas across Europe.

In 

France

 , however, the first

easing of the strict corona restrictions came

into force on

Saturday 

.

All shops were allowed to reopen under hygienic conditions.

After four weeks of strict exit restrictions, people are also allowed to

leave

their homes longer for

walks

or

outdoor sports

.

Up until now this was limited to an hour and a radius of just one kilometer per day.

Now the French are allowed to leave their homes for three hours and move within a radius of 20 kilometers.

However, restaurants

, bars and cafes as well as

sports and cultural facilities will

remain

closed

.

Positive news for the further development of the

corona pandemic

in

Europe

comes from the USA.

The US pharmaceutical company

Moderna

wants to

apply for

approval

for its

corona vaccine

in the EU

on Monday

.

According to the company, the vaccine has an effectiveness of 94.1 percent.

Last week, the EU Commission signed a framework agreement for 

up to 160 million vaccine doses

with Moderna.

(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

List of rubric lists: © picture alliance / dpa / LaPresse / AP |

Cecilia Fabiano

Source: merkur

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