Here we take a closer look at several European countries where new restrictions have been imposed to curb the spread of infection.
German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier noted that the country is witnessing an “alarming” build-up in instances after 3 consecutive days of more than 1,000 new infections per day reported sometime last week, Deutsche Welle reported.
On Sunday, the country reported 555 new cases, according to figures from the German Robert Koch Institute.
RKI noted: “Across the country, there are reports of many smaller outbreaks in various administrative districts in contextsArray …In addition, COVID-19 cases are increasingly known among travellers entering Germany.”
Those arriving in Germany from high-risk countries should be examined at airports.
Last month, local governments were allowed to limit non-essential spaces to and from the spaces that reported an epidemic of 50 new infections, in line with another 100,000 people over seven days, Reuters reported.
Hotels and guesthouses are prohibited from accepting visitors travelling from virus hot spots that do not have up-to-date evidence that gives negative results.
In some parts of Germany, young people will have to wear a mask at any time when they return to school later this month, the BBC reported.
The seven-day moving average of new instances in France began to increase from about 10 July, according to knowledge compiled through Worldometer.
The use of a mask in enclosed public spaces is mandatory in France from 21 July, but from Monday, other people over 11 years of age in Paris must also wear a mask in crowded spaces during the next month.
Violators of the mask warrant will be fined $159 (135 euros) and the ones who break the order more than 3 times in a month will be sentenced to six months in prison, Reuters reported.
The masking mandate listed tourist sites, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and boulevard des Champs-Elysées, among the spaces where the mask is mandatory outdoors.
Paris joins a number of other French cities, adding Toulouse, Lille and Biarritz, where masks are mandatory in the spaces.
Restrictions were issued in several regions, adding Catalonia, where nightclubs were closed, while mask regulations were also imposed in several regions, requiring a face mask in public.
Residents of Madrid are required to wear a mask in public, as social estrangement is possible.They were suggested to wear a mask at home when they join through those who do not live, Reuters reported.
Madrid would also push for stricter restrictions at Barajas Airport, the city’s airport, after more than 70 inflamed passengers arrived in the country.
Last month, about 30,000 more people in the city of Totana in Murcia, in southeastern Spain, were barred from entering or leaving the city after 55 cases related to bars in the area were reported.
The seven-day moving average of new instances in the Netherlands increased more sharply since approximately July 29, according to knowledge compiled through Worldometer.
On August 6, several new restrictions were implemented, adding the closure of cafes, cinemas, museums and amusement parks for 14 days in local spaces experiencing an epidemic. Local officials can impose curfews and new measures, the BBC reported.
However, the government will advise the public to wear masks, the Dutch Minister of Medicine, Tamara van Ark, showed at a press conference in The Hague last month, following a review through the country’s National Institute of Health (RIVM).adherence to social estrangement directives.
Van Ark said: “From a medical point of view, the effectiveness of the masks has not been demonstrated, the Cabinet has that there will be no national legal responsibility to wear non-medical masks.”
In the Netherlands, masks are lately required on public transport and at airports, Reuters reported.
According to Worldometer, the seven-day moving average of new instances in Belgium rose on a steeper slope between mid-July and early August before basically stabilizing in recent days.
A curfew was imposed in the northern city of Antwerp from the end of July, while up to 4 other people can sit at a table in the restaurants, with the exception of the larger families who can be together, Reuters reported.
Residents living in a combination have only been allowed to meet with five other people since the last week of July, a large minimum from the previous limit of 15.
The capacity for public events has also been halved by one hundred for indoor events and two hundred for events, while no occasions or festivals are allowed in Antwerp, Reuters reported.
Rome’s popular squares were closed on weekends in an effort to restrict crowds after new infections reportedly increased in the Italian capital and surrounding Lazio region in July.Clubs that respect social distance practices were also closed.
While the average number of instances over seven days in Italy has basically declined for months since the end of March, it has begun to see a slight increase since late July, according to Worldometer.
Greece imposed a court order for the use of masks from 29 July requiring face mask in supermarkets, shops, cafes, banks, offices and hairdressers.
According to Worldometer, the average number of new instances over seven days in the country has increased considerably compared to the end of July.
More than 19.9 million people worldwide have become inflamed since the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, adding up to more than five million in the United States.Johns Hopkins University.
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