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KOMPAS.com – Several European countries, from Denmark to Greece, announced new restrictions on Friday (18/9/2020) as cases spike in their largest cities.
Meanwhile, the UK, which reported the highest increase in daily cases since May 2020, is also considering similar steps.
UK cases nearly doubled to 6,000 per day in the last reporting week, leading to an increase in the number of patients in hospital.
The spike in new cases is across northern England and London.
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English
Quoted from Aljazeera, Friday (18/9/2020), British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonn said the second wave corona virus unavoidable.
Although they do not want to carry out a national lockdown again, the government may impose new restrictions.
“We are now seeing a second wave coming. I am afraid that we will see it in this country,” he said.
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“I absolutely don’t want to undertake a second national lockdown. When you see what is happening, you must be wondering if we need to go any further,” he continued.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Britain must unite over the coming weeks to contain the surge.
According to him, the new infections have mostly occurred in social settings and have caused the number of patients treated to double.
Infections have also increased in much of Europe over the past two months. Intensive care admissions and deaths also began to increase, especially in Spain and France.
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Spanish
In Spain, some regions will restrict movement of citizens due to a spike in new cases affecting more than 850,000 people.
Regional leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso Reuters, Friday (18/9/2020) said access to parks and public places would be restricted.
However, the restrictions do not affect residents from going to work in the areas most affected by it.
“We need to avoid lockdown, we need to avoid an economic catastrophe, “Ayuso told a news conference.
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France
Meanwhile, authorities in the city of Nice, France have banned gatherings of more than 10 people in public spaces.
The new restrictions follow steps taken in Marseille and Bordeaux earlier this week.
On Friday (18/9/2020), France recorded more than 13,200 new infections, the highest daily number since the onset of the pandemic in the country.
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Other European countries
In Denmark, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the limit for public gatherings would be lowered from 100 to 50 people.
He also ordered bars and restaurants to close early.
Iceland ordered entertainment venues and pubs in the capital area to close for four days between September 18-21, while Ireland banned dining in restaurants and indoor events after a spike in cases in recent days.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his government was preparing regional steps to fight the coronavirus, after the country recorded 1,972 cases in the past 24 hours.
In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the government was ready to tighten restrictions on the wider Athens region as cases accelerated.
According to him, the Greek Committee of Health Experts has recommended extra restrictions on public gatherings, suspension of cultural events for 14 days and a number of other measures that will take effect on Monday (21/9/2020).
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