The corona virus is spreading worldwide. Europe is particularly affected. The measures taken by the federal states are correspondingly drastic.
- The corona virus * paralyzes public life in Europe .
- Tens of thousands have been infected across the continent , thousands have succumbed to the disease .
- Up to 20,000 deaths are expected in the UK.
Update from 8:08 p.m .: In Belgium , according to various television stations, there is a curfew from Wednesday afternoon to April 6. Citizens would then only be able to leave the house for essential things because of the corona virus, as a reporter from the news broadcaster LN24 reported at the meeting of the National Security Council. The TV station RTBF also reported on the upcoming measure.
Update from 7.44 p.m .: Germany wants to immediately implement the extensive ban on entry into the European Union, according to information from the German Press Agency. This was announced by the federal government, it said from EU circles. The mirror had previously reported.
Corona crisis in Europe: 55,000 infected in the UK? -Two WHO employees fell ill
Update from 6:36 p.m .: According to official estimates , 55,000 people in the UK have already contracted the corona virus . However, the infection was only detected in 1950 people until Tuesday morning. This corresponds to an increase of 26 percent within 24 hours, government advisors from research in London reported. The aim is to keep the death toll below 20,000 , said medical scientist Patrick Vallance in parliament. "That would be a good result." Still, it was still terrible.
Update from 5:58 p.m .: As it became known, two employees of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva are also infected with the coronavirus. Both stayed at home immediately after the first symptoms appeared , WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said in Geneva on Tuesday. The two infected are doing well according to the circumstances. The colleagues had already been informed. Hundreds of employees at the WHO headquarters in Geneva have been working entirely in their home office since Tuesday.
Corona crisis in Europe: France regulates the sale of acetaminophen
Update from 5:22 pm: France restricts the sale of paracetamol due to the corona virus. To guarantee availability, pharmacists could only sell one pack per patient without symptoms such as fever or pain or two packs of symptoms without a prescription from Wednesday, the French health authority ANSM said. Internet sales of paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin-based drugs will be suspended. The authority warned against storing paracetamol unnecessarily or overdosing.
Corona virus in Europe: Spain decides package of measures with record amount
First report from March 17, 2020, 5.10 p.m .:
Madrid - The Spanish government will mobilize a record 200 billion euros to support the economy and workers in the corona crisis . That is about 20 percent of the gross domestic product and the largest package of measures that Spain has adopted in the history of its democracy, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a television speech on Tuesday after a Ministerial Council meeting. "These are exceptional times that require exceptional measures," said the head of government.
Among other things, the money will be used to support the unemployed, to prevent the collapse of the production structure and to ensure the liquidity of small and medium-sized companies . The 45-page royal decree also provides for a deferral of payments for mortgages - especially for employees who lose their jobs due to the crisis and the self-employed who suffer a drastic drop in income.
Spain is one of the countries most affected by the crisis. On Tuesday, the number of confirmed cases was 11,000, so far there have been 500 deaths.
You can find all previous developments on the continent in this ticker.
Drastic measures are also being implemented in Germany. CDU politician Friedrich Merz is also among those infected. In the ARD program "Hart but fair", a virologist announced "a long period of deprivation". Chancellor Angela Merkel's contingency plan includes extreme measures. In a 90-second speech, moderator Claus Kleber in the “Today Journal” explains the seriousness of the situation and explains why we should stay at home.
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