Number of new cases in UK rising
coronavirus
21 Sep 2020
/ 20:23
(CGTN Europe). The UK is at a "critical moment" of the pandemic according to its transport secretary Grant Shapps who urged the country’s people to follow restrictions "otherwise we’re going to end up back in situations we don’t want to be in."
- Germany’s daily infections rose by 922 in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 272,337. There was no deaths recorded in the past day, with the toll remaining at 9,386.
- Czechia Health Minister Adam Vojtech has submitted his resignation following criticism over his handling of the pandemic, as cases surge across the country.
- Shortly before his resignation Vojtech announced that Czechia could declare another state of emergency if the surge in cases continues over the coming days.
- Over 75 percent of people displaced or affected by conflict have lost their job or income from work since the beginning of the pandemic according to the Norwegian Refugee Council whilst 70 percent had been forced to cut back on meals and 73 percent were less likely to send their children to school because they could not afford to.
- Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith has admitted that the company must "do much more" to reduce its costs amid the COVID-19 crisis facing the airline sector.
- Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said he is worried by the rising number of new infections in neighbouring countries such as France, Austria and the Netherlands, adding that Germany will soon import cases from there.
- Norway's government has extended loan guarantees for all of its country's airlines, including Norwegian Air by two months until at least the end of 2020
- Football fans returned to stadiums across Italy on Sunday after the government gave the all clear for clubs to allow up to 1,000 socially distanced spectators in to cheer on their teams.
- Five players have been withdrawn from the qualifying of the French Open tennis tournament after two players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19, tournament organizers said.
- Czechia Health Minister Adam Vojtech has submitted his resignation following criticism over his handling of the pandemic, as cases surge across the country.
- Shortly before his resignation Vojtech announced that Czechia could declare another state of emergency if the surge in cases continues over the coming days.
- Over 75 percent of people displaced or affected by conflict have lost their job or income from work since the beginning of the pandemic according to the Norwegian Refugee Council whilst 70 percent had been forced to cut back on meals and 73 percent were less likely to send their children to school because they could not afford to.
- Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith has admitted that the company must "do much more" to reduce its costs amid the COVID-19 crisis facing the airline sector.
- Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn said he is worried by the rising number of new infections in neighbouring countries such as France, Austria and the Netherlands, adding that Germany will soon import cases from there.
- Norway's government has extended loan guarantees for all of its country's airlines, including Norwegian Air by two months until at least the end of 2020
- Football fans returned to stadiums across Italy on Sunday after the government gave the all clear for clubs to allow up to 1,000 socially distanced spectators in to cheer on their teams.
- Five players have been withdrawn from the qualifying of the French Open tennis tournament after two players and a coach tested positive for COVID-19, tournament organizers said.
