Thursday, November 18, 2021

A New Covid Wave Engulfs Europe

 

CNBC: Record high cases, more rules and partial lockdowns: A new Covid wave engulfs Europe 

* The latest wave of Covid cases is hitting Europe with a vengeance. 

* Some countries have responded by imposing partial lockdowns and placing more restrictions on unvaccinated people. 

* Germany shattered a new record on Thursday, reporting more than 65,000 new cases. 

* Some German health officials are warning that the true number of cases could be two or three times as many. 

LONDON — The latest wave of Covid-19 cases is hitting Europe with a vengeance with a number of countries seeing record numbers of daily infections, imposing partial lockdowns and placing more restrictions on unvaccinated people. 

Germany shattered a new record on Thursday, reporting more than 65,000 new cases, with health officials warning that the true number of cases could be two or three times as many.  

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WNU Editor: The predictions are grim .... Europe’s COVID death toll could rise by hundreds of thousands (Nature). 

 

A New Covid Wave Engulfs Europe  

WHO: Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths -- AP  

Fears of Christmas lockdowns in Europe as COVID infections surge -- ABC News Australia  

Eastern Europe is continent's excess deaths capital because of lagging Covid vaccine rollouts: Interactive map shows how nations like Poland, Bulgaria and Czech Republic have highest rates of fatalities from all causes -- Daily Mail  

Austria and Germany impose restrictions on unvaccinated people as COVID cases surge -- NPR  

Germany's Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of 'dramatic' situation -- CNN  

Germany battles massive fourth COVID-19 wave -- DW 

COVID in Europe: Germany faces 'terrible Christmas', Czech Republic and Slovakia target unvaccinated -- Euronews 

Coronavirus cases are spiking in Europe as temperatures drop and vaccine immunity wanes. Is the future of COVID seasonal? -- ABC News Australia

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