The number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to rise, and more and more countries are beginning to consider introducing or renewing quarantine. In the United States, the number of cases per day has exceeded 100 thousand for the first time, and in Lithuania – for the first time. Meanwhile, Slovakia is the first in the world to launch a survey of more than five million people.
With the rapid spread of Covid-19 in many parts of the world, quarantine is being judgedUģis Lībietis00:00 / 03:33
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In the last days of October, new anti-records were registered in a number of countries around the world – Russia, Germany, Belgium. In Poland, almost 22 thousand new cases – a record number for the fifth day in a row. The record is also in Hungary, where the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients exceeded 4,000 for the first time.
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More than 100,200 new Covid-19 patients a day. These are the latest statistics for situation In the United States, which has set a new world record. More and more hospitals in the United States report that their capacity is approaching the limit.
However, at the very end of the pre-election campaign, President Donald Trump has criticized those who are fighting the spread of the disease.
“You know, our doctors get more money if someone dies from Covid. You know that, don’t you? Our doctors are smart people, but if someone dies, they say – everyone dies from Covid! But in Germany and elsewhere, if a person is terminally ill, if he has a heart attack or cancer and he catches Covid-19, then the cause of his death is cancer or a heart attack. With us – if in doubt, choose Covid! It’s true! They will say that it is terrible what he is saying there, but it is true, ”Tramps said.
Europe
Meanwhile, more and more countries in Europe are thinking about new restrictions.
It has been reported that on the evening of Saturday, October 31, the introduction of partial quarantine could be announced by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In Britain, the number of patients for several days has reached 20-25 thousand every day.
The Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis has also made the decision, announcing a partial quarantine for a month, which provides for the closure of restaurants and other entertainment venues in Athens and other major cities starting on Tuesday. Restrictions both will not affect trade and schools to reduce the blow to the economy.
Quarantine has also been announced in Austria since Tuesday. People will have to stay home from 8 pm to 6 pm Restaurants and bars will be closed, leaving only the opportunity to buy takeaway food. There will be no cultural events, cinemas, museums, restrictions on amateur sports. Schools will continue to work, but children over the age of 14 will learn from home.
Italy is also planning stricter restrictions. However, protesters dissatisfied with the measures taken so far are increasingly involved in clashes with the police.
Lithuania
The situation in the neighboring country is also becoming increasingly worrying In Lithuania, where another record was reached last day – 1001 infected persons. Scientists and doctors believe that control over the spread of the virus has been lost and anyone can be a carrier of the virus.
Lithuanian Health Minister Aurelius Veriga does not rule out the need for quarantine in the country, but denies allegations that mistakes have been made in monitoring the situation and that the second outbreak of the disease has hit Lithuania unprepared.
“The government cannot make it clear that such a quarantine scenario can be ruled out. Various details are important, and we probably can’t expect the kind of quarantine we had before. I would like to remind you that we do not want to limit planned medical care and stop the educational process, because in both cases the consequences are very serious and complex. Other areas, however, should face greater constraints.
If the situation in most municipalities reaches the red level, national quarantine can be introduced there, ”said Veriga.
Lithuanian authorities have urged residents to stay home over the weekend and avoid visiting cemeteries, given that the Catholic world celebrates the entire holy day.
Slovakia
But in the meantime Slovakia has announced that it is launching a screening program for the entire population of the country. It is the first such large-scale testing program in the world, involving about 45,000 medical personnel, the army and the police.
“I was surprised. We arrived in the morning around half past one and there was already a very long but disciplined line of people. It took some time to prepare everything. I am very grateful to the people that they are disciplined,” said Slovak Health Minister Marek Krajci.
To date, about 5,000 infections have been reported in Slovakia, but medical professionals warn that a rapid increase in the number of cases is expected.
Spain
A record number of new cases have also been registered in Spain. There were clashes between police and hundreds of people in Barcelona on Friday in protest of the severe restrictions that have led to the complete closure of bars, restaurants and other establishments.
“My whole family works in the restaurant business, my father, my mother, all of us! We have no money to eat! Absolutely nothing! Than! What should we do now !? Tell me? What should we do now! ”Angry protester in Barcelona.
Police blamed radical football fans for the riots. Similar scenes were seen in several other Spanish cities, as in previous days in Italy.
CONTEXT:
About the new coronavirus spread China informed the World Health Organization (WHO) late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, home to 11 million people. WHO in March 2020 announcedthat Covid-19 has reached the level of a global pandemic.
A few months later, in the summer, there was a decline in the spread of the infection in Europe, which led to the lifting of a series of strict restrictions. However, in mid-September WHO warnedthat Europe will face an increase in Covid-19 coronavirus deaths in the autumn months.
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