Norwegians were urged to “stay at home as much as possible” from Saturday as countrywide restrictions were announced, including bars and restaurants closing at midnight and more remote learning. Norway, which has one of Europe’s lowest infection rates, has seen a “sharp rise” in cases, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. curfew and the closure of leisure facilities. More people are dying,” Löfven wrote on Facebook.Įarlier this week Sweden announced it will tighten restrictions in three additional regions, including limiting gatherings in bars and restaurants to eight people.Īustria and Poland also both reported record case rises Thursday as Austria entered its second national lockdown this week, which includes an 8 p.m. “The development is going in the wrong direction quickly. Löfven said a person in his vicinity came in contact with someone with Covid-19 but had tested negative.Ī pedestrian wearing a mask passes a digital display in London showing the new measures as England enters a second coronavirus lockdown on November 5. Meanwhile, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven are both in self-quarantine after potential coronavirus exposure, it emerged Thursday.Ī UK government adviser told CNN that Raab was “informed that an individual with whom he has been in recent close contact with has tested positive,” as England entered a month-long second national lockdown. (Photo by Henning Bagger / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by HENNING BAGGER/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) HENNING BAGGER/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty ImagesĬoronavirus could drive the last nail into the mink fur tradeĪll mink in the country will be killed because of the concerns over a mutation of the virus, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday.ĭanish cafes and pubs will close from Saturday, along with indoor sports venues, cultural centers and public transport, and people should avoid travel outside their area. Around 100.000 mink are to be put down at various farms in Denmark due to contamination with the Covid-19 coronavirus. Minks are seen at a farm in Gjol, northern Denmark on October 9, 2020.

According to the government, the mutated form of the virus has been passed back to humans from the small mammals. People will need to text the authorities before leaving home and high schools will close.ĭenmark also announced new restrictions in seven municipalities after scientists identified a mutated strain of the coronavirus linked to the mink population. Greece will enter a three-week national lockdown from Saturday after reporting almost 10,000 new cases in five days, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Thursday. The rise comes amid renewed efforts to curb the spread of the virus that on Thursday saw 21,506 new infections across Germany, an increase of more than 1,600 compared to the previous day. Véran urged people to respect the national lockdown, or face “a high risk of saturation” of hospitals by mid-November.Īnd in Germany, authorities on Thursday registered more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day for the first time. If the virus keeps spreading at this rate, he said “the second wave could be worse and longer” than the first, and could take “until mid-December” to stabilize. “The second wave is already upon us, and it is brutal,” French health minister Olivier Véran told a news conference Thursday. The country has Europe’s highest case number, at 1.6 million infections.įrom Friday, food delivery, takeout and alcohol sales are banned in Paris between 10 p.m. In neighboring France, Paris also announced stricter measures as the country reported a record 58,046 new cases Thursday, according to the French health agency.

“The virus is running and we have to stop it.” These figures “are not a good sign,” said Gianni Rezza, director of the prevention department at the ministry. Michel in Paris on November 3, the fifth day of France's lockdown. A woman rides a bike along an empty street in the district of St.

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