Cases on the increase throughout Europe
coronavirus
19 Aug 2020
/ 19:40
More than 22 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 around the world now. 14 million people have recovered, and more than 779,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
- Germany has recorded 1,510 cases in 24 hours, which is its highest daily figure since May. Greece also reported its own record daily figure of 269 cases on Tuesday.
- Spain is believed to have had the highest rate of infection in Europe over the past 14 days. There were 132.2 cases per 100,000 people during that period, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
- Finland has announced that it is re-introducing travel restrictions for a number of countries, including its Nordic neighbours. These include Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Malta and Germany.
- The Republic of Ireland's cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures because of rising COVID-19 case numbers. Irish health minister Stephen Donnelly said "we are at tipping point," adding that a few weeks ago there were just 61 new cases for a seven day period, but last week there were 533 cases.
- French police say they have arrested 36 people overnight after clashes, notably on the Champs-Elysees, following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League semi-final. Thousands of PSG fans, for the most part not wearing masks, paraded down the Parisian avenue in cars and on mopeds and scooters.
- UK inflation rose to its highest level in four months in July, fueled by rebounding oil prices and businesses passing on the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Wednesday.
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- Spain is believed to have had the highest rate of infection in Europe over the past 14 days. There were 132.2 cases per 100,000 people during that period, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
- Finland has announced that it is re-introducing travel restrictions for a number of countries, including its Nordic neighbours. These include Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Malta and Germany.
- The Republic of Ireland's cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures because of rising COVID-19 case numbers. Irish health minister Stephen Donnelly said "we are at tipping point," adding that a few weeks ago there were just 61 new cases for a seven day period, but last week there were 533 cases.
- French police say they have arrested 36 people overnight after clashes, notably on the Champs-Elysees, following Paris Saint-Germain's victory in the Champions League semi-final. Thousands of PSG fans, for the most part not wearing masks, paraded down the Parisian avenue in cars and on mopeds and scooters.
- UK inflation rose to its highest level in four months in July, fueled by rebounding oil prices and businesses passing on the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, data showed on Wednesday.
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