Coronavirus, Europe is afraid: record of over 45 thousand new infections in France, Germany exceeds ten thousand deaths

In the difficult balancing act between the desire not to further suffocate the economy already put to the test by the first wave of the virus and the imperative to safeguard the health of citizens, for days governments have seemed to veer more and more towards the need for a close to groped to flatten a contagion curve that appears out of control.

Spain is preparing to decree a new state of alarm that already at the beginning of the week could pave the way for a generalized curfew throughout the country, after those imposed in some regions including Madrid. Belgium, which set a new record of over 15,000 cases in one day, also anticipated a curfew in Brussels from 10pm to 6am, as already decided in recent days in Wallonia. The obligation to wear masks has also been reintroduced everywhere and from Monday show halls, theaters, cinemas and sports halls will close.

In Bulgaria the capital Sofia will close clubs and discos for two weeks. There Poland, where the president Andrzej Duda tested positive for Covid-19, entered a semi-lockdown regime with the closure of restaurants and schools from the fourth of the eighth class, as already happened for middle and high schools. Also impose a ban on meetings for groups over five people and an invitation to stay at home for seniors over 70.

The neighbors of Italy – In the Old Continent there are also those who look with concern at the situation of Italian infections. Slovenia has included more than half of our regions on a red list that provides for a ten-day quarantine obligation for those arriving from there in the country, or a negative test no older than 48 hours. The areas concerned are Abruzzo, Valle d’Aosta, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto and the Province of Bolzano. Local media had even spoken of a closure of the borders with Italy starting from Monday, but at the moment all the crossings remain open for Slovenian and Italian citizens.

It is a new record of infections also in France, with 45,422 positives compared to Friday and the positivity rate which reached 16%. The number of deaths in one day decreased, 138 against 184 on Friday, and the number of new hospitalized in intensive care slowed down, which were 233 against 300 the previous day.

Meanwhile the Czech Republic it is confirmed as one of the most serious European outbreaks, with over 15 thousand infections and 126 daily victims: numbers that are impressive when you consider that the country has the same number of inhabitants as Lombardy, just over ten million. Other peaks have been reported in Balkans, in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia.

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