Corona in Europe: France and Switzerland at the limit - WHO names alarming numbers

Europe has developed into a corona hotspot.

Strict exit restrictions have been in place in France for two weeks.

The WHO gives worrying figures.

• In Europe, the number of coronavirus * cases continues to skyrocket.

• France is the first European country to pass the 2 million mark.

  Hospitals are at their limit, but there is a positive trend.

• The WHO released worrying numbers on Thursday

  (see update from November 19).

• This

  news ticker

  is updated regularly.

Update from November 19, 2 p.m.:

The

in Europe remains explosive.

The World Health Organization (WHO) laments a growing number of corona deaths.

The number of deaths related to the coronavirus has increased by 18 percent in the last two weeks.

That said WHO director Hans Kluge on Thursday.

More than 29,000 deaths were recorded last week.

This means that every

a person in Europe dies with Covid-19.

The fact that 4500 lives are currently being

lost

to

per day

is avoidable, said Kluge.

Those who adhere to guidelines and act against misinformation make a contribution to avoid deaths.

Coronavirus in Europe: intensive care units in Switzerland at full capacity

"That is a small signal, but a signal nonetheless," said Kluge, considering the positive aspects.

Thanks to prudent behavior, the number of new infections per week fell from more than two million in the previous week to an estimated 1.8 million in the past week.

Nevertheless, there are increasing signs that health systems are reaching their limits due to the increasing number of cases.

In France, the intensive care units have been used to capacity at more than 95 percent for ten days, in Switzerland they have already reached full capacity.

According to the information, 28 percent of all corona infections registered worldwide and 26 percent of all corona deaths recorded worldwide can be traced back to Europe.

In the European region, to which WHO counts more than 50 countries, there have been around 15.8 million infections and nearly 355,000 related deaths so far, according to the organization.

Corona in Europe: France continues to be badly hit - the end of the lockdown will probably be postponed

Update from November 18, 2:47 p.m

.:

the

first country in Europe to

exceed

the threshold of

.

That comes from data from the

in Baltimore.

2,087,183 corona infections have been recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, 46,346 people died from or with the corona virus.

According to the European

(

and

had been reported by

Wednesday in the European countries of the 27 EU states as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Great Britain

(data as of November 18).

For the 14-day incidence,

currently leads with a value of

.

According to ECDC, Finland has the lowest value (54.5).

Corona crisis in Europe - no end of the lockdown in France in sight

Update from November 17, 3:21 p.m

.: Bars and restaurants in

may not

reopen

until January

at the earliest

.

The state broadcaster

reports

.

The government had previously spoken of a prospect for December.

But according to

there are several reliable sources from the Ministry of Economic Affairs that have named a date in mid-January.

In France, more than 33,000 patients with a corona infection are in hospital, and the situation in the intensive care units is visibly worsening.

4,900 Covid 19 patients were admitted to a clinic on Friday alone.

However, the number of daily new corona infections has decreased slightly in the past ten days.

On Monday, only 9,406 new infections were reported, fewer than in Germany.

"We are in a phase where the pandemic is receding, even if it remains at a high level," Health Minister Olivier Veran told BFM on Tuesday.

“However, we haven't defeated the virus yet.

It is too early to relax our efforts, ”Véran said.

Strict

restrictions

since October

.

People are only allowed outside with a form and a valid reason, retail and catering are closed.

Update from November 17, 2:58 p.m

.: Sweden took a special route for a long time in the corona pandemic.

In order to reduce the number of infections, the country is now taking stricter measures.

Sweden has had quite a few deaths from the pandemic compared to the other Nordic countries.

Corona infection is the third leading cause of death in Sweden, according to the country's highest social authority.

In the first half of 2020, around 51,500 people died in Sweden, 14,000 of them from heart and circulatory diseases, 11,600 from tumors and 5,500 from Covid-19.

Corona in Europe: Lockdown in Austria

Update from November 16, 4:23 p.m.:

The corona situation is also worsening in Austria.

In some districts, the number of infections is exploding - even an incidence value of 1000 has been exceeded in some places.

The government sees the second lockdown as the last chance to prevent the worst.

Update from November 16, 9 a.m

.: In the

, the corona death rate has passed a sad mark.

Since the beginning of the pandemic,

people have died

, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

In the past 24 hours, 1,887 new corona infections were registered (previous day: 4,199).

So far, it has been proven that

have been

.

In Czech clinics, 7,200 patients are currently being treated with the coronavirus, 1,100 people have to be treated in the intensive care unit. 

The news agency CTK reported that the

in several regions of the country are busy.

Most people in the Czech Republic have always chosen cremation.

Czech Republic: Entry from Germany only with a corona test

The Czech Republic

has changed the entry requirements for Germany.

Business travelers from Germany must show a negative corona test (PCR) upon entry and register online beforehand.

The state of emergency has been in force in the neighboring country since October 5th.

Tourist trips are therefore not possible.

The Federal Foreign Office draws attention to the dynamic situation in the Czech Republic on its website and expressly assumes no liability for information.

+

The Czech Republic has passed the mark of 6,000 deaths in connection with a corona infection (symbol photo).

© Roman Vondrouö / dpa

Corona in Europe: Poland records the highest number of deaths, Steinmeier offers help - apparently undesirable

Update from November 15, 9:15 p.m.:

Poland currently has more than 25,000 new infections with the

every day

.

The situation in the neighboring German country is coming to a head.

In a personal letter, Federal President

responded,

among other things, to the critical situation - and offered Germany's help.

But this is evidently only met with very limited approval.

"Shouldn't the German gentlemen send Polish doctors who work in the German health care system to Poland during the pandemic," said PiS MP Joanna Lichocka, according to Focus.de of the tabloid "Fakt".

Previously, President Andrzej Duda had already rejected the offered support for the time being - and thus apparently hits the tone of the Polish ruling party “Law and Justice” (PiS).

The use of

living in Germany

should then also be paid for by Germany, Lichocka railed in the fact interview.

This reaction apparently

doctors working in Poland

.

"Every doctor who strengthens health in the fight against the pandemic is worth gold," said rheumatologist Bartosz Fialek to the newspaper.

Rather, efforts should be made to find more attractive conditions for doctors in Poland so that they do not migrate.

Corona in Europe: Ten people die in a fire in the intensive care unit - Poland records the highest number of deaths

First report from November 14, 2020:

Munich / Piatra Neamt - The second coronavirus wave * seems

to hit

with full force.

In many places, the number of new infections is increasing.

Germany recorded more than 22,000 new infections within 24 hours on Saturday and has been in a so-called “lockdown light” since November 2nd.

The

situation is

also

worsening

in

.

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced a “hard lockdown”, which should apply until December 6th.

Meanwhile,

a tragic event

occurred in

in a

.

Coronavirus in Europe: tragic event in Covid-19 intensive care unit in Romania

In a hospital in the north-eastern

city ​​of

, ten seriously ill Covid-19 * patients died of severe

on Saturday evening

.

A

broke out in

the

, where a total of 16 patients were artificially civil servated

.

Seven other people suffered severe burns, including the doctor in charge of the intensive care unit.

According to the authorities, a short circuit may

have triggered

the

.

Media commented that the oxygen in the ventilators may have made the fire worse.

Health Minister

immediately traveled to the scene of the accident.

The prosecution was expected to investigate the causes.

Romania

survived

 the

comparatively lightly.

In the past few weeks, the number of new infections and corona patients * in hospitals has increased steadily.

On Saturday, the Romanian authorities reported 129 new corona deaths within 24 hours.

The

, according to date 353,185 people with the coronavirus have * infected.

More than 8,800 have died of Covid-19 (as of November 14, 10:13 p.m.).

+

Ten Covid 19 patients died in a fire in Romania.

© Robert IOSUB / AFP

Corona in Europe: Poland records the highest level of Codiv 19 deaths

Meanwhile, the corona situation in

worse.

A week after a

, Poland has registered a peak in new corona deaths.

548 deaths were reported within 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health announced.

The total number of deaths rose to more than 10,000.

The number of new infections * increased according to the information by 25,571 cases.

A comparison with Germany, its almost 83 million inhabitants and almost 22,000 new infections, clearly illustrates the precarious situation in Poland.

Meanwhile, the suddenly falling corona numbers in Madrid are puzzling researchers.

* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital-Netzwerk (dpa / mbr)