Germany "over 18 years of age and older vaccinations"... European Re-proliferation Emergency

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Even in Europe, where recovery of daily life has started earlier than us, Germany has recorded the highest number of new confirmed cases in history, and as the corona virus spreads again, there is an emergency. Countries are rushing to get booster doses of the vaccine and are expanding activity restrictions on unvaccinated people. 

Correspondent Lee Seong-hoon.

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number of new cases of COVID-19 in Germany has once again reached a new high.

The number of new confirmed cases exceeded 52,000, an increase of more than 13,000 from a week ago.

France reported more than 20,000 new cases for the first time in three months.

Last week, a whopping 64% of new cases worldwide came from Europe.

As the spread of the virus intensifies, countries seem to be putting their lives and lives on the line for booster vaccinations.

The German health minister has advised doctors to give all adults over the age of 18 a booster dose, even if it has been less than six months since the last dose.

[Germany’s COVID-19 vaccine booster: I also got the coronavirus last year and I want to protect the people around me, so I think a booster vaccine is necessary.]

France will introduce a vaccination certificate issued only to those over 65 who have completed the third dose of the vaccine from next month In addition, it was decided to expand the target of booster vaccination to those aged 50 to 64 years.

Activity restrictions for unvaccinated people are also being tightened.

Austria has already started restricting the going out of non-vaccinated people from the 15th, and some parts of Germany are planning to restrict the entry of non-vaccinated people at Christmas markets, soccer stadiums, restaurants and bars.

The Czech government also said it plans to restrict access to public events and services to unvaccinated people starting next week.  

Due to this outbreak, the concert to commemorate the 35th anniversary of soprano Sumi Jo's world debut, which was scheduled to be held in Vienna, Austria, the day after (the 20th) was also canceled.