Across the European continent, the number of infections exceeds 8.2 million, and more than 258,000 people have died from Covid-19.
The WHO has sounded the alarm again: "too many countries" in the northern hemisphere are recording an exponential increase in cases.
Faced with this second wave that is breaking, many European countries have taken new measures to try to stem the Covid-19 epidemic.
Covid-19: European tour of health restrictions
01:48
Italy
Lazio, the region of Rome, and Campania, that of Naples, have instituted curfews from Friday.
Lombardy, where Milan is located, had already implemented a similar measure on Thursday.
Following this decision, clashes between the police in Naples Friday evening opposed hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the night curfew and the threat of new confinement to curb the outbreak of coronavirus contamination.
Appeals had been launched on social networks to challenge this curfew.
Italy, which the spring containment precipitated in its worst post-war economic recession, has recorded nearly 500,000 positive cases since the start of the pandemic, including 37,059 deaths.
Belgium
In Belgium, experts were calling for the "electroshock" of a re-containment in the face of a rapidly deteriorating health situation, but the government on Friday limited the new anti-Covid restrictions to sports and leisure, leaving shops and schools open.
The authorities of the five provinces of Wallonia, the French-speaking part, however decided on Friday evening to toughen the measures decided at the federal level and the mayors of the 19 municipalities of Brussels will decide on Saturday whether they follow the movement.
Belgium would then be divided in the fight against the pandemic.
A re-containment was demanded by several recognized virologists in the face of the saturation of hospitals.
Germany
The number of Covid-19 deaths surpassed the symbolic 10,000 mark in Germany on Saturday, leading Chancellor Angela Merkel to reiterate her call to reduce social relations as much as possible to curb contagion.
Until then spared by the pandemic, the country is hit hard by the second wave.
Angela Merkel had already solemnly asked her fellow citizens last Saturday to "stay at home" as much as possible.
In total, 418,005 people have been infected with Covid-19 in the country, or 14,714 more in less than 24 hours, a new daily record also, even if this figure includes cases that had not not recorded the day before due to a technical failure in the data transmission.
Austria
Austria strengthened its measures on Monday.
Gatherings are restricted to six people indoors and twelve people outdoors.
Nearly 900 deaths have been recorded since the appearance of the virus.
UK
In the United Kingdom, the most bereaved country in Europe with more than 44,000 dead, Wales (more than 3 million inhabitants) was reconfined on Friday until November 9.
Non-essential businesses will be closed.
In England, half of the population, some 29 million inhabitants, now lives under more or less strict local restrictions.
Manchester, in the north-west, has been on maximum health alert since Friday morning.
Its 2.8 million inhabitants can no longer meet between different homes.
Bars and pubs not serving food are closed.
The South Yorkshire region also suffered the same fate overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Spain
The Iberian country has officially passed the threshold of one million cases of coronavirus, but the "real number" of people infected with Covid-19 in Spain since the start of the pandemic "exceeds 3 million", the chief of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez.
In the hours leading up to this address, the presidents of several of the country's seventeen autonomous regions had announced new restrictions or called on the central government to impose a curfew.
The regional authorities of Madrid have thus announced the ban from Saturday of meetings between midnight and 6 am.
Bars and restaurants will have to close at midnight and will no longer be able to accept customers after 11 p.m.
Portugal
Wearing a mask in the street will soon become compulsory in Portugal, faced with an upsurge in the coronavirus epidemic, Parliament decided on Friday thanks to the voices of the socialists in power and the right-wing opposition.
This measure, which will come into force after its ratification by the Conservative President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will apply for a period of seventy days after which it can be renewed.
At the same time, three municipalities in the north of the country, or 150,000 inhabitants, were reconfigured on Friday.
In these towns, residents will only be able to leave their homes to go to work, go to school, run errands or buy medicine.
Teleworking, if possible, will become compulsory and businesses will have to close at 10 p.m.
Update on the Covid-19 pandemic in Spain and Portugal
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Slovenia
Slovenia implemented a curfew as of Tuesday.
The 2 million inhabitants of this member country of the European Union are no longer allowed to go out between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., except for strictly necessary travel.
Gatherings are also to be limited to 6 people against 10 previously and all travel between the twelve regions of the country prohibited.
The restrictions also affect schools: since Monday, only elementary-level students are allowed to go to class, the oldest having to take online courses.
Slovenia, which had succeeded in limiting contamination in the spring, is this time overwhelmed: the number of infections has doubled in one week and the capacity of hospitals is no longer sufficient to treat all patients.
Poland
The whole of Poland fell into the "red zone" on Saturday, which implies restrictions throughout the territory in the face of a record increase in Covid-19 contamination.
These measures were announced Friday when the country of 38 million inhabitants had recorded 13,632 new cases identified in 24 hours.
Poles who can are now encouraged to work remotely and primary schools are partially closed, only accommodating the first three years.
Restaurants, cafes and bars can only serve take out food.
Swimming pools and sports clubs are closed.
Gatherings are limited to five people, marriages prohibited, and the number of people strictly restricted in businesses, transport and churches.
Polish President Andrzej Duda has also tested positive for Covid-19.
Covid-19: in "red zone", Poland is preparing for national restrictions
02:19
Czech republic
In the Czech Republic, partial containment is in place until November 3 with travel and contact restrictions, closures of all stores and non-essential services.
The coronavirus epidemic has claimed 1,845 lives for 223,000 cases since March, making the Czech Republic the most affected EU country relative to its population.
Slovakia
In neighboring Slovakia, where contamination is also on the rise, the Prime Minister announced on Thursday the establishment of a partial curfew from 1 to 5 a.m. from Saturday.
During the day, travel will be restricted to certain special cases.
Greece
Greece's two main cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, will be subject to a nighttime curfew from Saturday, and the mask becomes mandatory inside and out there, although the country is less of a concern than in the rest of Europe.
Denmark
Denmark announced a strengthening of its measures to restrict gatherings and the extension of the wearing of masks on Monday.
To cope with the situation, the gauge of gatherings, until then fixed at 50, will drop to 10 people (except for sporting events where the limit is maintained at 500 people) and for four weeks.
The Danes are also called to have no more than 10 people away from their homes and work.
It will also now be mandatory to cover the mouth and nose from Thursday in closed public places, while the Danes were until now allowed to do without, except in public transport.
Sweden
Less strict, Sweden, which has 5,930 deaths linked to Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, is trying to adjust its approach.
Earlier this week, new measures were introduced in Uppsala, a university town 70 kilometers from the capital Stockholm, which has faced an upsurge since the start of the school year in early autumn.
Residents are now advised to avoid public transport and physical contact with people outside the home until November 3.
Against the grain of the world, Sweden remains one of the only countries which does not recommend the wearing of a mask, the health authority deeming it insufficiently effective.
With AFP
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