France’s public health agency reported that the number of people who died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exceeded 60,000 today; Austria, also a European country, has also declared a lockdown due to the severity of the outbreak.
AFP reports that French health authorities have issued a warning that they are “worried” about the resurgence of the epidemic before the Christmas and New Year holidays.
In addition, in the face of a new wave of the epidemic, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced today that a third embargo will be imposed between December 26 and January 24 next year.
However, Kurz said that people participating in a series of large-scale tests planned for January 15 to 17 will be given discretionary freedom of movement, including participation in cultural activities and eating at restaurants.
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