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I have reported for a while that the re-proliferation trend of Corona 19 in Europe is not very serious, and in the end, the number of new confirmed cases last week reached a record high.
European countries have taken strong measures, such as declaring an emergency.
This is Park Chan-geun.
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As the spread of Corona 19 is getting serious, the French government has declared an emergency in 8 metropolitan cities including Paris.
It was decided to ban traffic from 9pm to 6am the next day for up to six weeks.
[Emmanuel Mark Long / French president: If the 6 weeks adhere to a curfew, if it becomes a collective responsibility to reduce the contact, I would be able to gradually re-opened at that stage -
the French population in this action Of the 67 million people, nearly one-third of 20 million will be affected.
In Northern Ireland, bars and restaurants are closed for four weeks and schools are closed for two weeks.
Spain has also declared a state of emergency in the capital of Madrid, and has decided to close the doors of bars and restaurants in Catalonia.
[Spain Catalan restaurant owner: All we need is work.
It must be opened, not closed.
We have to revitalize the economy, otherwise we will not be able to survive.] As the
trend of the spread of Corona 19 intensifies beyond control, European countries are stepping up blockades.
The World Health Organization's WHO said last week that the number of new corona19 confirmed cases increased by 700,000 across Europe, the largest increase in history.
Currently, the cumulative number of corona 19 confirmed cases in Europe is 6.38 million, which has increased by more than 130,000 in one day.
If the spread of Corona 19 in Europe does not stop, stronger quarantine measures are likely to follow.