Corona in Europe: lockdowns and incidence values ​​of 1300 - which countries are currently worst affected

Lockdown 2.0?

The corona situation in Europe is coming to a head.

Two German neighboring countries are now threatened with loss of control.

An overview of where the virus is currently most rampant. 

• More and more corona cases * are being registered in Europe.

• In some countries the measures are drastically tightened.

• A new

  lockdown also

  no longer seems to be ruled out.

Munich - The

is currently

up speed.

Almost 15,000 new cases were reported

in

on Wednesday - a sad record.

Politicians therefore appeal to the population and make it clear: The situation is serious, and it is in all of Europe.

Because not only in the Federal Republic of Germany are more new infections reported every day.

Elsewhere the situation is even more precarious.

An overview.

Coronavirus in Austria: lockdown for short "ultimate measure"

The corona situation in

is getting worse.

Most recently, the daily new infections were always over 2400, last week even more than 3600 new cases were reported.

The focus of the country remains

.

In the capital, 4,375

were reported

within a week

.

But

(3635/2834) are also badly affected.

The black-green federal government is therefore challenged.

“If growth continues at this rapid pace, we will reach the limits of the resilience of intensive care medicine.

We have to prevent that, ”said Chancellor

(ÖVP) recently.

Even a second 

is no longer impossible,

however, is the "ultimate measure".

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Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz warns of further drastic measures.

© Aris Oikonomou / dpa

Coronavirus in France: 52,000 new infections within one day - million mark cracked

The situation in

is currently extremely tense

.

A few days ago, the Grande Nation reported a worrying 52,010 new infections in one day.

In the meantime, the numbers have declined significantly, but in view of more than 33,000 new cases on Tuesday, there can be no talk of relaxation.

Especially since the number of daily deaths has recently doubled to 523.

has now had more than a million Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.

As the broadcaster

reported on Tuesday evening, the French government is discussing a further tightening of the measures, but they should not be as drastic as in March.

It is expected that President

on the corresponding restrictions on Wednesday evening.

To contain the virus *, there is already a night curfew for around two-thirds of the country's residents, i.e. around 46 million people.

During the night, people in the affected departments are only allowed to leave their homes with a valid reason.

Corona in Spain: Prime Minister Sánchez wants an emergency by May 2021

Even

gets

not really under control.

18,418 new cases were added on Tuesday, as in

the one million infected mark has been exceeded for a few days.

While the daily deaths had to be counted on one hand in the summer, the country is now putting 283 Covid-19 deaths on alert within 24 hours.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

proclaimed a renewed

emergency last week

.

It is currently valid for two weeks,

but

according to

it should be extended until May 2021, i.e. for more than half a year.

This still has to be voted on in Parliament.

The outcome is open, as the conservative opposition vehemently speaks out against it.

What the restrictions could then look like is already apparent at the moment.

There are currently strict mask rules and no nighttime going out.

Corona in the Netherlands: hospitals overloaded - partial lockdown arranged

A rapid increase in new infections has recently been observed

in the

.

On Tuesday, the number of new cases was in the five-digit range for the second day in a row.

Because many hospitals are overloaded, the first Covid-19 patients have already been placed in German clinics.

To get the pandemic under control, a so-called

has been in place since October 14

, which means restaurants and bars are closed.

Due to the tense situation, the Foreign Office issued a travel warning for the whole country.

Coronavirus in Belgium: Incidence values ​​of up to 2000 - work defies infection

In neighboring

there is a risk of complete loss of control.

In the country with a population of over ten million, the daily new infections were recently always in the five-digit range.

Over the past seven days, over 13,000 new cases have always been found nationwide - more than in

many times larger

.

In the EU, only the

currently has

more infections

relative to the number of inhabitants

.

In the major cities of

and

, the

values

climbed

to 1700 and 2000 respectively last week. The health system is on the verge of collapse, as more than half of the intensive care beds are already occupied.

According to the union, the hospital staff has to work despite the

.

Otherwise, the emergency situation on site is not manageable.

There is a strict mask requirement and a nationwide curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Corona in the Czech Republic: Lockdown-like conditions - the country is at a standstill

The

in the

out of control for

weeks

.

Germany's neighbor is slipping through the crisis - even though the

EU state led

by

once considered a pioneer in the field of pandemic control.

The Czech Republic has a population similar to Belgium and also has a worrying number of new infections.

15,663 new cases were reported on Tuesday.

The country is currently in a lockdown-like state.

Only basic supply shops such as grocery stores or pharmacies are still allowed to open.

A night curfew also applies from Wednesday.

The residents are no longer allowed to leave their homes between 9 p.m. and 4.59 a.m.

The entry of tourists is prohibited.

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Quiet times in Prague: Due to rising corona numbers, the Czech Republic is taking drastic measures that amount to a nationwide lockdown.

© Kateøina ulová / CTK / dpa

Coronavirus in Sweden: Despite increasing numbers - country is sticking to Sonderweg

The number of cases has increased in almost all European countries.

Even

is * not eviscerated before autumn wave.

On Tuesday, the national health department reported 1870 new infections, the highest daily value since the end of June.

Nonetheless, the Scandinavian country wants to stick to its special path.

The course remains loose.

In

can be no question of tightening the measures at the moment.

Mask requirements or curfews do not apply in the country - and should not be introduced according to the current status.

Sweden's chief epidemiologist

warns of nationwide corona restrictions: "People can only adhere to such strict instructions for a limited time and timing is crucial," he warns and says: "We must not start too early and not too long either waiting."

Corona: The 14-day incidence in Europe (source: WHO, as of October 28, 11 a.m.)

• 1. Andorra

  : 1724 cases per 100,000 population

• 2. Czech Republic

  : 1375

• 3. Belgium

  : 1297

• 4. Armenia

  : 772

• 5. Luxembourg

  : 758

• 7. Netherlands

  : 702

• 10. France

  : 648

• 18. Austria

  : 318

• 19. Spain

  : 308

• 37. Germany

  : 143

• 43: Sweden

  : 98

The incidence values ​​* of the countries, which show how many people become infected per 100,000 inhabitants, are more meaningful than the pure case numbers.

The

gives these numbers over a period of two weeks.

The WHO data underline how precarious the situation is in the

, the

and

, but also show that

and

currently less affected by the pandemic than in other European countries.

As always in these dynamic times, the data is only a snapshot.

So you shouldn't rest on that.