Increased number of cases in Paris and Madrid at the height of summer
coronavirus
14 Aug 2020
/ 20:27
People coming to the UK from France and the Netherlands must quarantine for 14 days on Saturday. Travelers are rushing to get back to the UK before the measure comes into force at 0300 GMT. The UK quarantine measures also apply to people traveling from Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos and Aruba. France says the UK decision will lead to "reciprocal measures."
- The World Health Organization (WHO) says, "people should not fear food, or food packaging," as there was "no evidence" of coronavirus spreading via the food chain.
- Paris and the region of Bouches-du-Rhône around Marseille have been classified as high-risk COVID-19 zones. On Thursday, health officials in France announced 2,699 new cases and a rise in hospital admissions, particularly amongst people under 40.
- Lockdown measures are being eased in England, with beauty salons, bowling alleys and casinos being some of the public spaces which are reopening. Fines for refusing to wear a mask could be as high as $4,189.
- Spain has experienced its biggest increase in daily infections since late April, with up to 2,935 cases in 24 hours. Madrid is one of the worst-hit areas in the country, and hospitals in the capital are on alert.
- The European Commission has reached a deal with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to purchase at least 300 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
- The UK government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen, increasing its potential stockpile to 340 million jabs.
- Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits for a second COVID-19 wave.
- A 54-year-old German woman has been fined $12,745 for breaching a court order by going shopping, taking a taxi and going for a walk in the park after testing positive for the virus.
- Worldwide, coronavirus cases have surpassed 20.9 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 12.9 million people have recovered, while over 759,000 have died.
CGTN Europe
- Paris and the region of Bouches-du-Rhône around Marseille have been classified as high-risk COVID-19 zones. On Thursday, health officials in France announced 2,699 new cases and a rise in hospital admissions, particularly amongst people under 40.
- Lockdown measures are being eased in England, with beauty salons, bowling alleys and casinos being some of the public spaces which are reopening. Fines for refusing to wear a mask could be as high as $4,189.
- Spain has experienced its biggest increase in daily infections since late April, with up to 2,935 cases in 24 hours. Madrid is one of the worst-hit areas in the country, and hospitals in the capital are on alert.
- The European Commission has reached a deal with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to purchase at least 300 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine.
- The UK government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen, increasing its potential stockpile to 340 million jabs.
- Belgian hospitals are stockpiling drugs and protective kits for a second COVID-19 wave.
- A 54-year-old German woman has been fined $12,745 for breaching a court order by going shopping, taking a taxi and going for a walk in the park after testing positive for the virus.
- Worldwide, coronavirus cases have surpassed 20.9 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 12.9 million people have recovered, while over 759,000 have died.
CGTN Europe
