European epidemic rebounded, countries to strengthen prevention and control

Enforce curfews, close non-essential commercial facilities …… Every European country is taking steps to try to stem the backlash against the epidemic, EFE Madrid reported on October 20. However, the number of infections and deaths across the European continent is on the rise.

Russian health authorities reported on the 20th that 16,319 new new confirmed cases of new crowns have been reported in Russia in the past 24 hours, a record high number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the beginning of the epidemic. According to official statistics, 269 new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, leading to a cumulative total of 24,635 deaths.

In an effort to control the epidemic, the Moscow city government has ordered that at least 30 percent of staff at business establishments be telecommuting when there is little disruption to business, and recommends that people over 65 and those with chronic illnesses remain at home.

Germany

Germany has reported 6,868 new cases in the past 24 hours, far more than the 4,122 cases reported on the 13th. The total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 373,167 with 9,836 deaths since the infection was first detected in late January.

Italy

The northern region of Lombardy will be under curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night from the 22nd to stem the spike in infections in recent weeks. The backlash against the epidemic has once again overwhelmed the local health service system. The biggest problem is in Milan, with more than half of the new confirmed cases coming from the city.

Poland

In Poland, there were 9,291 new confirmed cases that day, and the number of new cases is likely to reach 15,000 in a single day next week. The new coronavirus pandemic has even affected the country’s politics. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has just finished his quarantine on the 19th. He had to undergo a five-day preventive quarantine because he had been in contact with a person who had tested positive.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s health authorities are considering new control measures, such as making masks mandatory in the streets, to curb the spread of the epidemic. The country currently only makes wearing masks mandatory in closed public places such as shops.

UK.

British official sources said on 20, the country is planning to conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of a vaccine against the new coronavirus. The government-funded “human challenge trial” is expected to start in January next year, there will be 90 between the ages of 18 to 30 years of health volunteers to participate.

Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on 20 October reversed the decision of the Committee of Experts announced just 24 hours earlier. According to the original decision of the Committee of Experts, 10 percent of the audience could be allowed to attend the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches in Greece.