Covid-19 restrictions grow around the world
The omicron variant has been detected in about 80 countries and is advancing rapidly in Europe, where it could become dominant by mid-January, according to the European Commission. For this reason, several European countries have reinforced sanitary measures as the end of the year festivities approach.
Germany announced on Saturday that it added the United Kingdom to the highest category of areas at risk of contagion by covid-19 and the Netherlands will begin a lockdown on Sunday, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced this Saturday. All non-essential shops, restaurants, bars, cinemas, museums and theaters must close until January 14.
In the United Kingdom, which registered a record of infections for the third consecutive day (93,045 cases), the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said he was “very concerned” about the spread of omicron, dominant in the British capital, and launched a alert procedure to coordinate public services.
In France, the government asked mayors to cancel concerts and fireworks scheduled for New Year’s Eve. In Paris, the cancellation of celebrations on the Champs Elysees was announced this Saturday. In Ireland, bars and restaurants must close at 8:00 p.m. from Sunday, and the measure will continue until the end of January. Denmark is closing for a month (starting Sunday) theaters, cinemas and concert halls, as well as amusement parks and museums.
On the American continent, Québec is going to apply limits to the number of people in bars, restaurants and shops. In New York, which in 2020 was the global epicenter of the pandemic, Brooklyn restaurants are closing one after another due to an increase in infections. (Afp)
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