Corona emergency: Germany's neighboring country is taking action and is returning to the second lockdown

The number of corona cases is increasing rapidly not only in Germany.

Our neighboring countries are also feeling the effects of the pandemic.

The Czech Republic is now taking action.

• The

  corona infections

  are increasing

  dramatically

  across

  Europe

  .

• The

  second wave

  causes curfews and partial lockdowns.

• The Czech Republic is

  imposing measures that amount to a lockdown.

• This

  News ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from October 21, 2:08 p.m.: The

currently

one of the countries in Europe with the

On Wednesday (October 21), a new

for the number of new infections every day.

In view of these rising

, the EU's neighboring country, the Czech Republic, is taking considerable measures that amount to a

Almost all shops have to close from Thursday morning, with the exception of grocery stores, drug stores and pharmacies.

Health Minister Roman Prymula announced on Wednesday.

The government has also

ordered

restrictions.

Citizens must

limit

their contact with other people to

.

Excluded from this are the way to work, necessary shopping, doctor and family visits.

However, walks in parks and the great outdoors are allowed, according to the German press agency.

Coronavirus: EU country about to lose control?

"Shortly before the tsunami"

Update from October 21, 9:48 a.m.:

In many EU countries, the

increasing

.

Even

is currently one of the most

hit European countries.

, closed bars and restaurants and only one person from another household: the country has already drawn its

against the virus.

According to the

are currently

up to

per day

reported.

In the week up to October 16, the

registered

 an average of 8,422

every day

On Tuesday (October 20th), a total of

with Covid-19 were in the Belgian clinics,

On average, almost 267 new patients come to the clinic every day,

more than in the seven days before.

Frank Vandenbroucke

minister

has very clear words for the acute situation: “We are really

.

We have

over what happens. "Prime Minister Alexander de Croo goes even further:" It is

, when we announced the

. "

Coronavirus: EU country plans mandatory test for entire population - scandal about drastic plan

Update from October 20, 5.44 p.m.:

In

, the

a drastic approach.

One plan sees the use of

almost the entire population.

Anyone who evades this has to go into quarantine.

On the next three weekends, from Friday to Sunday,

should be subjected to a rapid antigen test.

The compulsory test caused irritation and guesswork in the country's media.

Corona in Europe: Slovakia's head of government plans mass test - without prior agreement

The populist-conservative Prime Minister Igor Matovic went public at the weekend with his plan for a comprehensive “people's test”, but he had

his

.

Update from October 20, 4:19 p.m.:

The health authorities in the Netherlands have also recorded alarming numbers.

So were

reported within 24 hours, thus 170 more than before, as shown on the day of an announcement of the Institute for Health and the Environment RIVM on Tuesday.

Corona situation in Europe is coming to a head - Belgium badly affected

Update from October 20, 4:02 p.m.:

The

in

continue to skyrocket and are now reaching almost

per day.

This means there are significantly more than in much larger

, where the Robert Koch Institute reported 6,868 new corona cases on Tuesday.

In the past week, the state health institute Sciensano registered an average of

.

That means an

compared to the previous week.

As the

news agency

reported,

with

in Belgian clinics

on Tuesday

,

in an

.

An

average of

new

to a clinic

every day

,

than in the seven days before.

The number of

in connection with a

is also increasing, albeit not as strongly:

calculated,

die

in

from or with the virus, 15 percent more compared to the previous week.

far, there have been

in Belgium

since the pandemic began.

Belgium is one of the countries in Europe hardest hit by the #corona pandemic.

To contain it, a night curfew has been in effect since Monday evening.

pic.twitter.com/OPWShXq3nD

- ZDF today (@ZDFheute) October 20, 2020

Corona in Europe: Portugal is discussing mandatory warning apps

In view of massive resistance in the country,

 government

has 

postponed

a parliamentary vote on an obligation to download the

.

"There were many doubts and rejection of this measure," said Prime Minister

on Monday evening in an interview with

.

He therefore asked the President of Parliament to “remove the vote from the agenda”.

However, the socialist head of government does not want to do without the project entirely for the time being.

It is "good to have a more in-depth discussion so that all doubts are removed and the Portuguese

continue to download

the

," said

.

After all, it is a program that is “secure and ensures anonymity”.

So far, the

“Stay Away Covid” has been

 downloaded

by

.

According to the government, this number is not high enough for the app to effectively

help

contain the

.

The national

has

about an obligation to download the

.

There are problems with "respect for privacy" and "ethically," said CNPD spokeswoman

the

news

.

The

had stated that there was "no solid scientific evidence"

that the app could

contain the

.

Corona in Europe: Italy asks influencer for help - Ireland goes into a second lockdown

Update from October 20, 3:36 p.m.:

In Italy, the first region is now threatened with a

.

The government is asking

influencers to help

comply with the

.

With

now has a second the first country in Europe

decided.

Update from October 20, 12:51 p.m.:

The numbers of the coronavirus pandemic in Austria are increasing worryingly.

From Friday, new corona rules will apply in the neighboring country.

Chancellor Kurz warns urgently.

Update from October 19, 10:06 p.m.:

In the fight against the massively rising

, the

again introducing a

.

Health Minister

after a cabinet meeting on Monday that

it will apply from Wednesday within the built-up area of ​​cities and municipalities

.

apply, among other things, if a distance of more than two meters can be maintained, as well as during

.

Mouth and nose covering is mandatory in any case indoors - recently also in the

when people from outside the family are driving along.

Corona in Portugal: 100,000 confirmed infections exceeded

Portugal

has

exceeded

the mark of

.

The health authority DGS announced on Monday in

that new infections with the

registered

within 24 hours in 1949

.

That is 966 more cases than the day before.

Only on Friday was the highest number of days reported to date with 2608 new cases.

The total number of infections so far detected in the country with 10.3 million inhabitants was, according to official data,

on

.

The number of

related

rose by 17 to

.

Corona in Europe: Slovenia introduces night curfew

Due to the rapidly increasing number of infections with the

,

will introduce a

from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

from this Tuesday

.

This was announced by Interior Minister

in

on Monday

.

justified the measure with the fact that, according to studies, the majority of

in private meetings in the evening and night.

The EU country declared a

on Monday

.

This initially had no immediate consequences, but formed the basis for the

now imposed by the government

.

Local authorities can now also

order

to slow the spread of the pandemic.

In addition, journeys between the twelve regions of the country are no longer permitted unless there are compelling reasons such as the way to work.

Corona in France: President Macron's wife in quarantine

Update from October 19, 8:23 p.m.:

France's first

had contact with a

and will therefore not take part in the national commemoration for the murdered teacher Samuel Paty this Wednesday.

This was confirmed by the head of state

on Monday.

Brigitte Macron will self-isolate after French First Lady came into contact with a person who has Covid https://t.co/4NmV9ofmwr pic.twitter.com/rqYnzttLzX

- Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) October 19, 2020

According to additional information from the French news

, the

in

for seven days

.

The

has no symptoms.

The former teacher met a person last Thursday who tested positive on Monday and showed symptoms of

.

Corona in England: Clinics in the northwest of the country are partially reaching capacity limits

According to a media report, the first clinics in the

UK

can

longer accept

.

Twelve

are already full, the

quoted

from an internal document from the

.

Mayor

on Monday again asked Prime Minister

more

for the people and companies in the region.

The

is one of the

regions in the

particularly hard

hit

by the

.

In

, too, some clinics have already reached their

limits

:

According to

the

, many clinic staff there are sick and in isolation.

UK clinics are considered to be chronically underfunded.

They are often on the verge of collapse

even with larger

.

Corona: During the first wave 168,000 deaths more than usual in the EU

Update from October 19, 6:04 p.m.:

During the first

,

than usual were recorded

in the

from March to June

, around

them in

alone

.

The EU statistics agency Eurostat presented these figures in Luxembourg on Monday.

The peak was recorded in the 14th week from March 30 to April 5: 36,000 additional deaths.

All deaths from

, i.e. not just people who died of or with the

.

Eurostat compares the data from calendar weeks 10 to 26 with the average values ​​for the same period from 2016 to 2019. Statistics on the

will only be available

, said a Eurostat spokeswoman.

Only then will it be clear why 10,000 additional deaths are recorded in Germany from March to June, but the official number of all deaths in connection with a corona infection is only given as 9789 so far.

Dramatic rise in deaths in early spring 2020 # COVID19

➡️ For more information: https://t.co/PaXb6rHV44 pic.twitter.com/9BLjIWcnrs

- EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) October 19, 2020

The

from March to June recorded Eurostat for

with

.

It is followed by

with 46,000 and

with 30,000.

northern Italy

, which had extremely high

, recorded

than the average in previous years

in the twelfth calendar week from March 16 to 23

.

Coronavirus: Czech Army starts building temporary hospital in Prague

The

has started building a

in the

.

On Monday, a first convoy with 29 vehicles and around 165 tons of medical supplies from the medical base in

in the capital.

More transports will follow throughout the week, as the Ministry of Defense announced in

.

The auxiliary hospital with a capacity of

is to serve as a reserve in case the health system is

overloaded

with

.

The field hospital of the Czech Army has, among other things, an operating room, an intensive care unit, a pharmacy, a laboratory and X-ray machines.

Coronavirus: huge problems across Europe

First report from October 19:

Berlin - The federal government has

reacted

to the sharply increasing number of

with tightened measures

.

Only two households are allowed to meet at the same time, and restaurants have to close at 11 p.m.

Whether these orders affect the

will have a positive effect remains to be seen.

“I ask you: Refrain from any 

that is not really necessary, any celebration that is not really necessary.

Please stay at home wherever possible, ”said Chancellor

on Saturday in their video podcast.

The situation is very serious.

The day before, the Robert Koch Institute had announced the

within a day in Germany

with 7,830 new Covid 19 cases

.

But in Germany's

, everything is much worse.

We are in a serious phase of the #corona pandemic.

Chancellor #Merkel appeals to citizens to significantly reduce their contacts - and to forego unnecessary trips and celebrations.

pic.twitter.com/b4VmlsXS6a

- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) October 17, 2020

Coronavirus: The Netherlands "is on the verge of a disaster" - Belgium and France are in partial lockdown

The

recently had as many new infections as Germany.

The difference: with 17 million inhabitants, the state has roughly the same number as the neighboring state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

said Amsterdam virologist Hans Zaaijer of the Dutch newspaper

.

The small number of intensive care beds also contributes to this.

There are around 1150 in the Netherlands.

With 6,000, North Rhine-Westphalia has around five times as many.

As a consequence, the Dutch government has ordered a

.

Bars, cafés and restaurants had to close, alcohol cannot be sold after 8 p.m., and the Dutch are not allowed to receive more than three guests a day at home.

In

the situation is similarly dramatic.

The new infections within a day are also at the level of Germany.

However, Belgium, with around eleven million inhabitants, has significantly fewer than the Netherlands.

Because of the extreme increase,

in Belgium

From 20 clock, no alcohol may be sold from midnight to 5 am is considered a nationwide

.

A curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. has also been in effect in

since Saturday

.

But only in the big cities like Paris.

In total, it affects around 20 million of the 67 million inhabitants of France.

The new corona infections have recently set a new

at 32,000

.

Czech President on the corona pandemic: "The only weapon is a small piece of cloth"

Germany's eastern neighbors, which were spared high new infections for a long time, are also severely affected by the

.

With 38 million inhabitants,

has only about half as many as Germany, but more infections within 24 hours.

Poland's Prime Minister

on Sunday that he had ended his quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive for the corona virus.

The consequence of the high number of cases: swimming pools and fitness clubs have to close.

Restaurants are not allowed to serve guests between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., but they can offer take-away meals.

The schools remain closed.

Instead, there is distance learning.

The

also hit particularly hard.

The state with a population of eleven million had 11,000 new infections within one day.

Bars and restaurants have therefore been closed since Wednesday, alcohol is prohibited in public spaces, and classes at schools and universities are digital.

On Friday evening, President Milos Zeeman called on citizens in a televised address to be more disciplined in

.

"We only have one weapon at our disposal as long as there is no vaccination," he warned.

The other four neighboring countries also currently have higher rates of new infections than Germany.

The lowest rate is in

with almost 50 new infections.

In

there are over 90, in

and

around 140.