Coronavirus: Rising numbers of infections in neighboring and holiday countries in Germany - "Must act now"

The situation in Europe in the coronavirus pandemic appears to be getting worse again.

The number of infections is increasing rapidly.

The consequence is an expansion of travel warnings.

• The coronavirus situation in Europe seems to be getting worse again.

• The number of infections is increasing rapidly in several European countries.

• The Foreign Office responded on Wednesday (September 9th) with an extension of the travel warnings.

Munich - The memories of the enormously increasing number of infections and deaths from the

have burned into my mind.

The Mediterranean region around

and

particular

was badly affected by the coronavirus *.

The

situation

also

worsened

in

.

The pandemic posed a major challenge to health systems.

But the worst appeared to be over for the time being, and the situation in many

now seems to be deteriorating

.

Do you slide straight into a second wave *?

An overview of the

.

Coronavirus pandemic: the situation in Europe is coming to a head - the number of infections is rising rapidly in Great Britain

The number of

increasing, which means that protective measures are being tightened in many places.

In

, for fear of a second corona wave, gatherings with more than six people are prohibited until further notice.

The new upper limit should apply from Monday (September 14th).

"We must act now to stop the spread of the virus," said Prime Minister

. In the past few days, the UK has recorded almost 3,000 new infections confirmed, the highest level since the end of May.

I believe we will beat this virus before too long.

So let's work together and follow the rules.

From Monday socialize in groups of no more than six, and remember to wash your hands, cover your face and make space.

- Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) September 10, 2020

Corona in Europe: Italy extends corona measures

In

, however, the measures to

for another month.

The regulations, including, for example, the mask requirement and the distance rules, will now apply until October 7th.

With more than 1700 new corona cases last Friday (September 4), Italy had the highest value since the beginning of May.

Nevertheless, Italy was considering shortening the quarantine period.

Coronavirus: The situation in Europe is deteriorating - the Netherlands has the highest daily value since April

The

number of registered new coronavirus cases is also increasing enormously

in the

.

As Health Minister

, the number had risen to 1140 in the last 24 hours, which is the highest daily value since April 10.

At that time, 1,335 new infections were reported.

The Dutch health minister announced the figures during a live video stream, as reported by "tagesschau.de".

"It's not going right," he assessed the situation.

However, researchers are already warning of another worrying danger: "If you think Corona is bad ..."

Coronavirus: Federal Foreign Office extends travel warnings - France and Croatia particularly affected

With regard to the also worsening situation in

and

, the

now reacted

and expanded existing travel warnings.

According to a communication on Wednesday (September 9), warnings were given against traveling to

and the regions of Île-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes, Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Due to the increased number of new corona infections, travel warnings had already been issued for the Île-de-France with the capital

and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the Mediterranean coast.

In 

 , in addition to the regions of Zadar, Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia, other areas were added: Dubrovnik-Neretva and Požega-Slavonia.

The

and the two Swiss cantons 

 and 

are also currently

on the list of travel warnings issued by the Federal Foreign Office.

Video: The Foreign Office declared all of Spain a risk area

Spain

has, however, been classified as a risk area due to the high number of infections.

While the information from the Federal Foreign Office was initially limited to designated locations in the country, as is now the case in France, the travel warning now applies to all of Spain.

And the figures in Austria do not suggest anything good either.

Meanwhile, it is hoped for a breakthrough in research * into a vaccine.

But a pharmaceutical company suffered a major setback.

Meanwhile, after almost nine months, a corona balance can be drawn: the virus is so deadly in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

In a study from Innsbruck, the long-term damage from Covid 19 disease was examined - with partly positive results.

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