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Corona 19 is showing a rapid increase again in Europe where the blockade measures were eased.
In Spain, a movement restriction was imposed in Madrid, the capital of Spain, and the British government began reviewing the blockade again.
Reporter Jeon Hyeong-woo reports.
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Spain, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases increased by more than 30,000 over the weekend.
More than 11,900 people, or 38% of the new cases, came from Madrid.
[Pedro Sanchez/Prime Minister of Spain: Madrid is one of the regions with the most confirmed
cases
right now.]
Accordingly, all movements in Madrid have been restricted except for essential services such as commuting to work, school, and hospital visits.
The state of Madrid has decided to use police to monitor restrictions and impose fines after the grace period.
In the UK, the number of new confirmed cases surged to 3,000 and the death toll of 18 per day.
The British government said the number of new confirmed cases is doubling in a week, and is concerned that this trend could reach 50,000 cases per day in mid-October.
[Mat Hancock/British Minister of Health: We will target 500,000 corona-confirmed tests per day by the end of October.] The
UK has upgraded the corona 19 warning system from stage 3 to stage 4.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is known to be considering a'mini-blockade' that would block restaurant operations for two weeks and ban private meetings.
In France, the second wave has become a reality as the number of new confirmed cases per day exceeds 10,000.
The surge in the number of corona19 confirmed in major European countries is analyzed as the effect of the loosening of social distancing over the summer vacation season.