Britain has instructed all citizens in risk groups to stay in solitary confinement • Greece imposed curfew • Austrian chancellor thanked Netanyahu: "Made me act fast against the virus"

Greece is also joining the countries of southern Europe - Italy and Spain, which have imposed a general curfew on their territory to prevent the spread of the Corona. In Greece, yesterday the number of when the corona rose to 15 and infected with the virus to 624. Greece has already closed every island on Saturday to prevent non-Greek citizens from arriving on the islands. This move is primarily aimed at preventing the escape of Italians from their corona-stricken country to Greece, but it helps Greece's conservative government block the new wave of illegal immigrants, which Turkey is sending to Greece.

France struggles with the Corona epidemic // Photo: Reuters

At the same time, the French parliament will discuss tomorrow a state of emergency in the country and the adoption of three emergency orders, which will allow the government between the government to tighten enforcement on the population closure as well as foreclose private property to deal with the spread of the epidemic. Among other things, the fines for the closure violation will be substantially increased: a first-breach penalty will amount to 1,500 euros (about NIS 6,000) and a third-degree penalty of 3,000 euros (12,000 NIS) and six months in prison.

At the same time, given the growing criticism of the EU's slow response and European governments to the Corona epidemic, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz said a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a few weeks ago prompted him to act swiftly and resolutely against the corona's spread, before other European governments. .

"In that case, I can thank God, Netanyahu called me a while ago and told me: 'Hey you guys in Europe should not disrespect it, wake up and do something,'" Kurtz told the German daily "Bild", adding: "It was a conversation that rocked Me and in talks with leaders from Asian countries who experienced the epidemic, it became clear to us that we need to respond quickly, resolutely and consistently. "

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Austria, bordering Italy, is one of the first EU countries to impose significant movement restrictions on the local population with a view to curbing the epidemic. As of yesterday, 16 people died from the plague in Austria (half died in the last day) and 3,302 patients from the Corona virus, among the lowest victims in Western Europe.

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In the UK, 48 more deaths from the virus were recorded yesterday. 281 have died from the plague in the United Kingdom so far. The UK government has announced it has identified a million and a half citizens belonging to the high risk groups and authorities have contacted them to ask them to stay home for the next 12 weeks and not leave the public space.

Authorities will work around the clock to bring food insulators through a special delivery service. According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the new measures taken by the government, including the closure of schools, are designed to save the lives of thousands of people.

In the Netherlands, there was a sharp increase in the number of dead from the plague yesterday: 43 dead one day (179 have died so far) and 573 new patients (4,204 in total).

The Italian government has declared further aggravation under the terms of the national closure and the cessation of all manufacturing operations in establishments that are not necessary to ensure the provision of essential products and services. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the dramatic move to the nation. "We will slow down the production engine in the country but we will not stop it," Conte clarified.

Italy is one of the seven largest industries in the world and one of the four largest industries in the EU. In Italy, there was a slight reduction in the number of corona virus deaths yesterday - 651 new deaths were recorded in the last day. The official death toll in Italy now stands at 5,500.

In Spain, where there were 372 deaths yesterday from the Corona virus (where the death toll since the outbreak of the epidemic is 1,705), the government announced it was considering extending the general closure on the country by April 11.

"I know it's not a simple thing for the population," said Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, "but the experts agree that this is the best way to prevent the epidemic from spreading." The state of hospitals across Spain is beginning to resemble that in Italy, where the health system is collapsing under the number of people infected with the disease.