• Coronavirus. In Spain over 8,000 deaths, a record increase in 24 hours. In Germany 67 thousand infections
  • Coronavirus. Spain over 6,500 deaths, +838 in 24 hours, 78,797 infections in the country, 14,709 healed
  • Coronavirus. France, chamber votes on state of health emergency
  • Coronavirus. In Spain almost 40,000 cases. In France, citizens are called to return to the fields
  • Coronavirus. over 400 thousand cases in Europe. In Germany 67 thousand infections, doubled in 7 days

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01 April 2020Spain has exceeded the threshold of 100 thousand infections and for the fifth consecutive day the number of deaths is greater than 800. According to data from the Spanish Ministry of Health, coronavirus positive cases total 102,136, with an increase of 7,719 compared to yesterday's data and deaths rose 9,053, of which 864 in 24 hours, the new high for a day. Over 22,500 people have recovered, but as many as 51 thousand have requested hospitalization and of these almost 5,900 are in intensive care, with a 5% increase compared to yesterday.

Germany. Over 67 thousand cases, with 5,453 people infected in the last 24 hours
The number of coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 67,366 today, with 5,453 people infected in the past 24 hours. The Robert Koch Institute reports it this morning. The death toll increased instead to 149 in one day, for a total of 732 deaths since the beginning of the epidemic in the country.

France. In Ile-de-France hospitals collapsing. Yesterday's record death toll: 499
Yesterday for France was the worst day since the outbreak with 499 deaths recorded in hospitals. "We had an extremely difficult night, Aurélien Rousseau, general manager of Île-de-France, interviewed on franceinfo, said this morning." In Île-de-France - he said - there are 1,200 reanimation beds. At the time I am talking to you, there are 2,700 patients in intensive care. "Rousseau considers the risk, on which the nine largest hospitals in Europe were alerted, to end the stocks of some medicines within a week at the moment they seem more reactive against Covid-19 for which, it should be emphasized, however, there is currently no effective therapy.

Castaner: "We don't leave at Easter"
Meanwhile, the Interior Minister Christophe Castaner urges the population not to move for the Easter holidays. In two weeks, in France, 359 thousand fines were made against those who transgressed the rules of confinement against the coronavirus.

Belgium. Record 123 deaths yesterday. 828 total
Belgium experienced the worst day since the Covid-19 epidemic in terms of coronavirus-related deaths, after 123 people died yesterday, bringing the country's total to 828 deaths. Spokesmen for the Ministry of Health and the Crisis Center announced this during the daily press conference on the situation of the Coronavirus epidemic. "The death toll yesterday was very important. This shows that every death is one death too many," said Benoit Ramacker, a spokesman for the Crisis Center, urging the population to "keep efforts" related to confinement. Yesterday there were 1,189 new positive cases at Covid-19, which bring the total to 13,964.

However, Belgium has significantly increased its testing capabilities: 4,255 were conducted yesterday compared to an average of 2,000 in the previous weeks. Over 57,000 tests have been conducted since the outbreak. In hospitals increase the number of hospitalized patients, including those in intensive care, but also the number of patients discharged. Currently 4,995 patients are hospitalized (+560 compared to the previous 24), of which 1088 in intensive care (+67). 54% of Covid-19 ICU beds are occupied. Yesterday 436 patients were discharged from hospitals, bringing the total for the country to 2,132.

Austria. Postponed masks obligation, not enough
The obligation to wear masks for those who go shopping at the supermarket should have entered into force today in Austria. An obligation partially observed, but which will now officially become such only on Monday 6 April, because at the moment the masks are not enough. The law passed that if the customer does not show up in supermarkets with his own mask already on, he will receive one at the entrance: it was Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday to explain that "we are still at the start of a marathon". "The measures taken - he added - work but we must significantly reduce the spread of the virus in Austria".