The number of corona infections has skyrocketed in recent weeks in large parts of Europe, although the number of deaths or people in intensive care has not risen in the same way.

- It is actually the case that in several countries, records have now been set in confirmed new cases, says SVT's European correspondent David Boati.

- Spain is having a tough time.

France, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Poland are among the countries that set records this week.

The European record prices have been tight during the week.

In France, which has so far had nearly half a million infected and more than 30,000 dead, authorities announced on Thursday that 16,096 new cases had been reported in the past 24 hours.

That is almost 2,600 more than the previous highest listing.

On Friday, both Poland, Slovakia and Israel announced that the infection had increased to new record levels.

In the case of Israel, there were 7,500 new cases of infection - the highest number so far during the pandemic and the third day in a row with more than 7,000 new cases.

New restrictions lead to protests

The increased spread of infection has also led to many countries feeling compelled to impose new restrictions and, to some extent, shut down parts of society again.

In Spain, large parts of the country, including the capital Madrid, have been partially closed down and in France, public gatherings in some cities, including Paris, have been limited to ten people and the opening hours of restaurants and bars are limited.

Even in the UK, which has Europe's highest official death toll with over 42,000 confirmed deaths, new restrictions have been imposed.

Bars and restaurants are forced to close as early as ten o'clock in the evening and a ban on public gatherings over 15 people has been introduced.

But for many Europeans, patience with the shutdowns seems to be on the wane.

In London, protesters and police clashed on Saturday and several are said to be injured.

There have also been protests this week in France.

Protests and a lack of patience are also something that is completely in line with what David Boati experienced when he traveled around Europe in recent weeks.

- I hear more and more people grumbling now and they try to find loopholes to avoid the rules, he says.