– The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection has already exceeded 30 million worldwide. This is according to the statistics of the American Johns Hopkins University (JHU), which monitors the situation regarding the pandemic globally. According to the university, the number of deaths with covid-19 is close to one million, with the sum of national statistics over 943,000.
– Several countries are introducing tougher measures on Friday to slow the spread of coronavirus. In Israel, the national closure has come into force, and in Britain, new restrictions have been in force in the north-east of the country since midnight on Thursday. Local movement restrictions have also been introduced by the Madrid region since Thursday. Since Friday morning, the Czech Republic is on the list of risky countries in Slovakia.
– In Germany, another 1,916 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection increased in the past day, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) informed on Friday. This is less than in the previous day and also less than in the eight-fold smaller Czech Republic, which recorded a record increase of 3,130 infected.
– Due to the rapid spread of coronavirus infection, the Madrid region is reintroducing some strict movement restrictions that applied during the spring national quarantine. For example, the new rules stipulate that a maximum of six people can meet, public parks will be closed in some places and travel will be reduced.
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