Deaths from the epidemic in France exceeded 60,000 people Austria announced the third blockade measures

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.