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The emergency declared because of the coronavirus pandemic could last until Christmas in the Czech Republic. This was admitted by Interior Minister Jan Hamacek yesterday on Czech television CT. The return to normality is not a question of days, but of weeks and months. By this he meant a number of new infections in the hundreds or even thousands every day. Currently, the authorities reported 11,428 new cases within 24 hours. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,251 people have died. On Friday, the Chamber of Deputies in Prague had…

France reports 46,290 new infections. This was announced yesterday by the country’s Ministry of Health. The total number of reported infections is thus over 1.4 million. A further 231 people have died from or with the virus. The total number of deaths in France amounts to 37,019. France is in a nationwide lockdown for the second time this year since Friday. Citizens have to stay at home for the most part, stores and restaurants have been closed. However, unlike in spring, most kindergartens, schools and many industries remain open. The…

As of Monday, tougher restrictions to combat the corona pandemic have come into force everywhere in Germany. Among other things, only people from two households are allowed to stay together in public, but ten people at most. Health Minister Jens Spahn urged citizens to significantly reduce their contacts. The German Hospital Association expects a record number of patients receiving intensive medical care. A large number of businesses and facilities such as operas, theaters, swimming pools and fitness studios will have to remain closed from Tuesday onwards, similar to the situation…

In view of the dramatically increasing corona infection figures, more and more European countries besides Austria are shutting down public life again. The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a second lockdown in England on Saturday, which is to last four weeks. Portugal and Greece, like the turquoise-green government, also imposed partial lockdowns. Meanwhile, Slovakia began with nationwide corona tests of the entire population. “Now is the time for action because there is no alternative,” said British Prime Minister Johnson. The corona virus is spreading “even faster than in the…

London. After several other countries in Europe, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a partial lockdown for England as well. Starting next Thursday, only schools and universities will remain open in England, as Johnson explained on Saturday. All other places – such as cultural institutions, sports centers, non-essential stores, and restaurants and pubs – will have to close by December 2. “The virus is currently spreading faster than our scientific advisors had assumed in a worst-case scenario,” Johnson said. “Now is the time to act, because there is no…

In the USA, 99,750 new infections were registered within 24 hours. A total of 9.024 million people have been proven to be infected with the coronavirus, according to the US authority CDC. The number of deaths rose by 1,009 to 229,109, and the CDC’s figures may differ from the cases reported by the individual states. More than 20,000 new infections in BelgiumFor the first time in Belgium, more than 20,000 new infections with the coronavirus were registered within a single day. According to the national health authority Sciensano, a total…

The government in Lisbon has announced a lockdown for large parts of Portugal. Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced yesterday that the lockdown would take effect on November 4. The measures affect about 70 percent of the population of the southern European country. Schools and businesses necessary for daily life are to remain open. It is not a strict curfew, as people are allowed to leave their homes to go to work, to the doctor and to a relative in need of care, said Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Also, short walks…