The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has stated that the new restrictions that the country’s government is implementing due to the increase in Covid-19 cases may continue for another six months. Meanwhile, the global death toll from the coronavirus is approaching one million, and the situation in Latin America is worsening.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 31.2 million people worldwide have been infected with coronaviruses, of whom 21 million have recovered. The number of deaths has reached nearly one million, with 965,000 deaths currently reported.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson informed Parliament on Tuesday of the introduction of new quarantine restrictions in England. In the evening, he will reiterate the main points of his speech in a televised address to the nation. New measures in England: Other parts of the United Kingdom – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – determine their own quarantine measures.
“I’m sorry that this is going to affect a lot of business, but we have to take action,” the prime minister said. In England, where it is already illegal to gather in groups of more than six people, the restrictions will be tightened, but despite complaints from small businesses about serious losses due to the quarantine, the government will not impose stricter measures. Johnson noted that these restrictions may remain in place for about six months.
“This virus has become a phenomenon in our lives. And I have to tell members of Parliament and the whole country that our fight against it will continue,” the prime minister said. The number of Covid-19 cases in the UK has risen sharply in recent weeks. On Monday, the government’s scientific and medical advisers warned that if the disease continues to spread at the current rate, up to 50,000 people a day could be infected in the country by October. According to Keilum Sempel, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Liverpool, these measures will not be enough. He speaks of “serious concern” within the scientific community as the proportion of infected people under the age of 50 is increasing.
“I am sorry that this will affect a large part of the economy, but we must act,” said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, announced on Tuesday that visits to homes in the country will be temporarily banned. This measure has already been introduced for more than 1.7 million people in Glasgow and some of its suburbs. Now, according to Sturgeon, the restriction will be applied nationwide. In addition, Scotland will follow England in banning pubs and restaurants from operating after 10pm from Friday. For example, Scotland imposes stricter quarantine measures than England, where it is still allowed to visit, albeit with significant restrictions. Starting Monday, the “rule of six” will apply in England: people who do not live under the same roof can gather in groups of no more than six people (even at home). “The reason we have taken these steps is that, according to our data, these restrictions are containing the spread of the virus in Western Scotland.”
Charles Michel was forced to self-isolate after contact with an infected security guard. The two-day summit of EU heads of state and government, which was due to open on Thursday, has been postponed because one of the security guards has contracted coronavirus. It was decided to reschedule the summit for October 1. The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, was forced to isolate himself after it was revealed that he had been in close contact with an infected security guard earlier this week. Although his analysis came back negative, Belgian law requires him to remain in quarantine. Among the main issues that the summit participants planned to discuss were possible sanctions against the Belarusian authorities, as well as the confrontation between Greece and Turkey over the rights to develop oil fields in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Latin America remains one of the hardest hit regions in the world, with some 8.7 million people already infected. The number of diagnoses in Mexico exceeded 700,000 on Tuesday. Approximately 322,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Latin American countries, with Mexico accounting for about 20% of the deaths (73,000 cases). Argentina last week set a record for the highest daily increase in infections, with 13,000 new cases reported in a single day. The worst situation is in Brazil, where more than 4 million people are infected. This is 2 million less than the United States, which ranks first in the world in terms of number of infections.
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More than 31,000 new cases of Covid-19 have been registered in Spain since Friday. Authorities are talking about a second wave. The situation is most difficult in Madrid, where movement between neighborhoods is restricted.
Residents of seven provinces in France are now required to have a negative test for coronavirus when entering Italy. In some parts of the country, including Île-de-France and southern France, the number of infected people is rising rapidly. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said Tuesday that the Czech Republic has “once again found itself in a difficult situation.” “The epidemic is back,” he added. According to the country’s Interior Minister Jan Hamáček, the Czech Republic has reached second place in the EU in terms of the number of Covid-19 infections. In the past, the Czech Republic has managed to avoid a serious spread of the coronavirus thanks to timely containment measures. But on Monday, the country of 10 million people recorded 1474 cases. Babis believes that lifting the restrictions in the Czech Republic this summer was a mistake. “Even it distracted me from my work and the general mood. It was a mistake and I do not want to repeat it,” he said.