European nations seek to curb new wave of COWIT-19 with restrictions and booster doses – International

A Europe Faces an increase in infections by Corona virus Unseen for months, it threatens health officials and raises fears that the continent could be inundated by a new wave of epidemics in the northern hemisphere this winter. To curb the progress of Covit-19, tidal European countries are taking control measures and forcing people to take new doses of the vaccine.

A Germany On Friday, 37,120 new infections were reported, the largest daily increase since the outbreak. The incidence of the infection is now 169 cases per 100,000 people in seven days – which was not seen from the peak of the third corona virus wave in the spring, and almost no one was vaccinated. The number of Govt patients being treated in Germany’s intensive care units is the highest since May.

Fears that the increase in cases after a few months of the virus appearing to disappear, if not completely eradicated, will put pressure on the health systems of the continent again.

The increase in Govt-19 cases is particularly pronounced in Central and Eastern Europe, where vaccine levels are lower than in Western Europe. The SlovakiaWith only 46% of the population fully vaccinated, 6,713 new cases were reported on Thursday – the highest number of daily infections since the outbreak.

On Poland, With 53% of the population fully vaccinated, the number of new cases increased nearly 50% on Friday, four times already in the previous three weeks. The number of hospital admissions has risen sharply in the past three weeks, three times in Poland and twice in Slovakia.

A Romania, Only one-third of the population has been vaccinated, with the highest number of individual deaths in the world in the last seven days. The Bulgaria, The least vaccinated country in the European Union, has reached a new record of Kovit-19 daily deaths this week.

Experts described the sharp rise as the onset of cold weather, which led people to spend more time indoors, where the virus could spread more easily. They cited the reluctance of many to get vaccinated and the declining immunity among those who were vaccinated.

Studies show that the risk of infection almost doubles five months after the second injection. The new delta subtype of the corona virus appears to be about 10% more contagious, with fatigue caused by wearing a mask in public. Studies show that wearing a mask reduces the spread of the virus.

Antoine Flahault, of the Global Health Institute at the University of Geneva, noted the “catastrophic” increase in new cases and “dangerous” death rates in Central and Eastern Europe in recent weeks. “From the East, this epidemic wave is now spreading to Western Europe,” he said.

He also noted that new infections are on the rise in such countries Holland, Austria e Belgium, All had relatively low mortality and hospitalization rates at present.

Ferguson Sweeney, head of the European Medicines Agency’s medical research unit, said it was “extremely worrying” that the number of cases, hospital admissions and deaths, all of which are important indicators of the continent as winter approaches.

He stressed that all Europeans should be vaccinated or complete their vaccination schedule. “We are not all protected until everyone is protected in this way,” he told a British newspaper Financial Times.

Attempt to control

Germany was one of the first countries to try to control this new wave. The country’s regional health ministers decided that every person in Germany should get one Booster dose of Covit-19 vaccine To control the fourth wave of infection. Jens Spawn, Federal Health Minister, also called for providing booster shots to everyone.

Health ministers from 16 German states held two days of talks on how to deal with the rising trend. Bavarian Health Minister Klaus Holetzek told a news conference: “States agree that everyone who has had a second injection for six months or more should receive a suitable booster.”

Germany is in political turmoil after the September general election. New coalition parties, aiming to form a government in early December, have so far lifted the mandatory limits and said there will be no new restrictions – at least not for those who have been vaccinated. But as only 67% of the population is fully vaccinated and intensive care beds are being filled quickly, there is a growing demand for action to address the growing curve.

We have the Baltic countries Latvia Reintroduced preventive measures for at least a month Lithuania It is Estonia The highest number of individual cases in the world in recent weeks.

On GreeceIntensive care units are at 84% capacity, up from 67% a month ago. The country increased restrictions in response to an increase in new cases. All unvaccinated individuals must have a negative test from Saturday to enter closed public spaces, including banks, most stores and government buildings.

The Netherlands said this week that it would reintroduce restrictions to control the rapid rate of new epidemics from July, following the introduction of new measures in neighboring Belgium.

Officers of Croatia After the number of victims reaches new highs again on Friday, the use of vaccine passports will expand, limiting gatherings. According to the Associated Press, Croatia has registered nearly 7,000 new infections.

As of Saturday, the meetings are expected to be no more than 50 people and are expected to end at midnight, Interior Minister Tavar Posinovic said after a meeting of the country’s crisis committee. Vaccine passports will be introduced to employees of all government agencies, including schools, from mid-November.

Passes requiring proof of vaccination, a certificate showing that the recipient has recovered from Covit-19, or a negative test have previously been issued to health and welfare organizations staff. Bozinovic said the application could be further extended, depending on the situation.

A Ukraine It is experiencing its worst corona virus wave to date and is one of the most dangerous in Europe. The daily number in the population of about 40 million exceeds 20,000 infections and 700 deaths – more than the previous major eruption this spring, the numbers are about 15,000 cases and 500 deaths. The World Health Organization Put Ukraine in third place in daily deaths United States And yes Russia, And in the top ten in daily cases.

The government plans to make the vaccine mandatory as it has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zhelezna has promised to accelerate the pace of vaccinations after a slow approach to focusing on the implementation of the vaccine campaign in Ukraine, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer-Bioendech and Sinovak, and to provide basic information on the range of vaccines. “I urge everyone to shut down their social networks and activate their brains,” Zelensky recently told reporters. “We need to be vaccinated. This is the only solution. ”

A England It also faces an increase in the number of cases. According to official data, about 1.1 million people in the country were affected by Govt disease last week, one in every 50 people in the country. This number is three times higher than the previous months and the highest level of the year.

The English region with the highest percentage of positive test takers is southwest, where about 2.9 million people are infected with the virus, according to British statistics. Rates were the lowest in London, where about 1.5% were affected. Despite the increase, the British government still did not expect new restrictions in the future./ NYT, W.POST, AP and REUTERS