Covid, schools closed in New York from tomorrow. Partial lockdown in Hungary extended. Infections are falling in France, Germany and the UK

Closed schools from November 19 to New York, after the increase in coronavirus cases in the Big Apple. The mayor made the announcement Bill de Blasio which thus closes the doors to the largest public school district of the United States. And the winner of the last Presidential elections also spoke on the emergency, Joe Biden, who speaking at a virtual event to healthcare professionals complained about the lack of transition also in terms of the fight against the virus: “It is important that on the front of the pandemic there is coordination now or as quickly as possible because if we don’t coordinate many people will still die. They don’t give us access to what we need ”.

Contagions continue to decline, albeit very gradually France. In the last 24 hours, 25,506 have been registered, to which are added 2,877 cases of positivity to antigen tests. The positivity rate thus falls to 16.2%. The number of people admitted to hospital also continues to decrease resuscitation, tonight 4,775 (-79 compared to yesterday), and in other departments, 32,482 (-328). There were 425 deaths, bringing the total to 46,698 from March 1, including hospitals, rest homes and institutions for the disabled.

And theHungary, while the prime minister Viktor Orban vetoes in Europe the budget to which the funds of the Next Generation Eu, announced that will prolong the partial lockdown until February 8th. The squeeze should have ended on 10 December. Among the anti-Covid measures, the curfew between 8 pm and 5 am, the ban on gatherings e online lessons for high schools and universities. They all fall within the scope of one state of emergency effective from 11 November.

Decline in new daily infections, now below 20 thousand, in UK, after two weeks of national lockdown bis in England, according to updated data released by the government. While the death toll remains heavy, albeit down to 518 compared to yesterday’s surge of 598.

The Robert Koch Institute recorded 17,561 new infections from Covid in 24 hours in Germany that is a thousand less than last Wednesday. Although the increase in cases has slowed, this trend in the spread of the virus is not yet considered a “turning point” by the German government, underlined a spokesman questioned about it at a press conference in Berlin: “The situation has stabilized at a still high level of infections”. Compared to yesterday, the death toll has increased by another 305 deaths.

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