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coronavirus
10 Sep 2020
/ 18:10
(CGTN Europe). Germany has extended its travel ban on all countries outside Europe until 30 September but will switch to country-specific travel restrictions from 1 October.
- With the virus spreading in France at its fastest rate since it emerged in the country, the government is discussing the possibility of bringing in local lockdowns.
- British scientists have created a four-level scoring model for evaluating the risk of death for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, saying it could help doctors quickly choose the most appropriate treatment for each patient.
- Predictions for Germany's economic contraction amid the pandemic this year have been cut, with economic institute DIW estimating the decline would be 6 percent instead of its previously prediction of 9.4 percent.
- Czechia has registered more than 1,000 cases for a second day in a row, and has widened the compulsory wearing of face masks.
- Austria has reported 664 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours – the biggest daily increase since late March, with 387 of them in Vienna.
- Ryanair has joined other European airlines in slashing its annual passenger target, this time by 10 million, as travel restrictions continue to hinder international travel.
- Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, has raised estimates for the total amount it expects to pay out in COVID-19-related claims from $4.3 billion in May to $6.5 billion.
- British scientists have created a four-level scoring model for evaluating the risk of death for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, saying it could help doctors quickly choose the most appropriate treatment for each patient.
- Predictions for Germany's economic contraction amid the pandemic this year have been cut, with economic institute DIW estimating the decline would be 6 percent instead of its previously prediction of 9.4 percent.
- Czechia has registered more than 1,000 cases for a second day in a row, and has widened the compulsory wearing of face masks.
- Austria has reported 664 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours – the biggest daily increase since late March, with 387 of them in Vienna.
- Ryanair has joined other European airlines in slashing its annual passenger target, this time by 10 million, as travel restrictions continue to hinder international travel.
- Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, has raised estimates for the total amount it expects to pay out in COVID-19-related claims from $4.3 billion in May to $6.5 billion.
