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Europe, where the spread of Corona 19 is seldom caught, is reinforcing containment measures.
France has decided to increase the curfew start time across the country by two hours from 8 pm to 6 pm.
Reporter Hak-Hwi Kim on the report.
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curfew start time has been increased by 2 hours across France from 8 pm to 6 pm.
Recently, an average of 16,000 new confirmed cases per day are coming out in France, and the influx of COVID-19 virus outbreaks from overseas such as the UK is one of the reasons for the expansion of the curfew.
The ban on traffic from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM the next day begins tomorrow and lasts at least 15 days.
Along with this, France also mandated all persons entering France from non-EU countries to submit negative Corona 19 confirmations and self-isolate for 7 days.
In Germany, the number of Corona 19 deaths exceeded 1,200, again breaking the record high.
In particular, in a nursing home in Germany, a 90-year-old man died within an hour after being vaccinated, and the relevant authorities are analyzing the exact cause of death.
Germany has extended a total blockade of restaurants and sports facilities, as well as schools, childcare facilities and shops, until the end of this month.
Portugal, which is setting the record for the most new confirmations on a daily basis, has entered the blockade again for a month from today, and Denmark has also extended the existing blockade by at least three weeks.
Switzerland is also entering a re-blockade by mandating telecommuting from the 18th, due to the continued spread of Corona 19 and concerns about the mutant virus.