The World Health Organization warned European countries on Tuesday of the “pandemic fatigue” that threatens the continent’s ability to fight coronavirus.
“While fatigue is measured with other tactics and grades vary from country to country, it is now estimated to reach more than 60% in some cases,” said WHO Europe Director Dr. region. “
He said that after months of restrictions on daily life and with hesitant economies, “it is simple and natural to feel apathetic and unmotivated,” yet he asked the European government to pay attention to the public and paint with them on “new and sharp ones. “avant-garde forms”. to revive the combat opposed to COVID-19, which is booming in Europe.
European governments seem to be taking a more cautious approach to end of life than in the spring, opting for geographically limited restrictions that, as far as possible, allow companies in suffering to continue to function.
Below is a review of the accumulation of coronavirus cases and what some Western European countries are doing in reaction to the long-awaited wave of moments.
New restrictions have been imposed on Paris and its nearby suburbs, a domain now a “maximum alert” coronavirus area. Two other spaces had already noticed new hard measures recovered: the Marseille region and the Caribbean region of Guadeloupe.
Other spaces are being closely monitored as the number of patients admitted to extensive care sets continues to increase. There are fears that some hospitals may soon be left without beds for others with severe cases of COVID-19, particularly in the northern city of Lille, where the number of intensive care patients doubled last week.
However, the capital is doing better so far, with extensive care beds in Paris only 30%. But with 624,000 cases shown right now, and this number is expanding rapidly, the government has to take strong action against public meetings, especially around nightlife.
The bars of Paris and its nearby suburbs close on Tuesday for two weeks, when the stage will be reviewed. Restaurants will be allowed to open, but with stricter restrictions: the maximum number at any table will be six, and all diners will have to do so. give their main points of contact in case they want to be tracked in the case of a user who tested positive for the virus.
No alcohol will be sold after 22 h. Se student parties are prohibited in public places. Public pools are closed for adults, but young people are still allowed. Please note that sports and fitness clubs must be closed.
Parisians are also encouraged to paint from home and universities will halve the number of students attending classes.
With the expansion of coronavirus infections in recent weeks, the UK government has announced a number of new restrictions, both nationally and locally, restricting the number of people allowed to meet and organise a curfew at 10 p. m. pubs and bars.
A giant component of northern England, as well as parts of Wales and the south, have overlooked regional and softer versions of the previous closure, with citizens banned from mixing with other households. However, companies have been allowed to remain open and schools. are open with distance and hygiene measures in place.
The UK has the highest number of virus-related deaths in Europe, around 42,400. Leading government clinical advisers warned two weeks ago that if no further restrictions are taken, the country could end up with 50,000 new cases a day by mid-October, leading to a slew of deaths a month later.
While hospitalizations continue to rise nationally, the death toll has begun to decline in recent days after emerging in September. Confusion over the following week over check numbers has added to uncertainty about whether restrictions aim to eliminate the virus. presented research on how approximately 16,000 new coronavirus infections have not been reported due to a technical problem.
It is idea that the challenge is similar to the length limitations of records in Excel spreadsheets that are used in the UK verification and suggestions program.
There are also cases of COVID-19 in Ireland, however, the government has rejected unexpected advice from fitness bosses to re-block the entire country.
The National Public Health Emergencies Team (NPHET) had called for the alert point across the country to be raised to the highest level, level five, prompting a complaint from Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, himself, the same doctor. , for not having previously consulted the government. .
Instead, Prime Minister Martin announced that the country would move to point 3 from Tuesday for 3 weeks. Only two counties, Dublin and Donegal, were at point 3 on Monday.
“It’s critical to perceive that we’re on a very different stage than last March,” he said, protecting the decision. “Businesses are starting to recover and critical public fitness facilities are still lagging behind. Severe restrictions would now have a very damaging impact. have an effect on which such facilities and businesses could possibly not recover.
The new restrictions mean that there is no circle of family reunions, except for a limited number of marriages and funerals; There are no rallies indoors; and not outdoors in the county or country. Restaurants, cafes and bars serving food can open to go or eat outdoors, a resolution that has caused complaints across the country from restaurateurs and diners as temperatures drop.
Dublin pubs that do not serve food will have to remain closed; elsewhere, they can serve up to 15 more people outdoors or offer a takeaway service.
A total of 38,549 COVID-19 have been shown in Ireland and 1,810 deaths attributed to the disease.
Iceland, so one of the countries that has been most resistant to coronavirus, has announced a tightening of restrictions following an uptick in new instances since mid-September.
As of Monday, the maximum number of sports facilities, bars and clubs were closed and meetings were limited to a maximum of 20 people, supermarkets will only be able to have a maximum of one hundred consumers at a time, while swimming pools will have to operate at 50 % Of capacity. his capacity.
The restrictions are expected to last two to three weeks, the fitness ministry said, and then reviewed them.
“In recent days, the number of new cases on a daily basis has been relatively robust from 30 to 40, so it is transparent that existing measures have not been sufficient to adequately control the epidemic,” said epidemiologist chief Thorolfur Gudnason in an a. Ministry.
The newest stages came here after the coronavirus outbreaks at two nursing homes in Rekyavik and a strong accumulation of hospitalizations, which multiplied seven in a week.
Iceland, home to 365,000 people, has recorded 2,872 cases and 10 deaths since the outbreak began this year.
Sweden, often touted as a good fortune by the skeptics of employer closure around the world, has never imposed a national lockout of any kind, choosing to give citizens recommendations on social distance and hygiene than rules.
The philosophy paid off for the Swedish economy, which suffered less than its European neighbors, where almost everything closed for months in the spring and summer; however, it has left Sweden with a mortality rate much more consistent with COVID-19 than comparable Scandinavians. countries, and even the United States, in line with capital.
The hope that the mild technique of the virus in the first wave can leave Swedes with a higher rate of herbal immunity can also be invoked because, as elsewhere, cases are expanding again.
A Stockholm tewater investigation showed a buildup of coronavirus cases in September at a point comparable to may, the researchers said on Monday, which led to the conclusion that the accumulation is not due to a build-up in the tests.
Wastewater sampling at 3 Stockholm services began in mid-April, after studies showed that the remains of the virus can be detected in wastewater, but this is the first time the overall effects have been published.
Researchers at the KTH Water Center at the Royal Institute of Technology stated that their approach to measuring wastewater viruses meant that their effects had the checkpoint of the new coronavirus.
“In the study, we can conclude that we are seeing a marked accumulation in the number of VOCD-19 instances, which is not due to the largest number of other people evaluated,” said Zeynep Cetecioglu Gurol, associate professor at KTH. in a prayer.
Elaine Cobbe of CBS News in Paris and Tucker Reals in London contributed to this report.