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Europe, the spread of Corona continues to reach a serious level. Countries are resuming high-intensity 'lockdown measures' and even discussing mandatory vaccinations.
By Kim Jung-woo, staff reporter.
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Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) survey showed that 67% of the world's new confirmed cases occurred in Europe.
In Germany, where the number of new confirmed cases surpassed the highest of 66,000 a day, even a plan to make vaccination compulsory is being discussed.
From next year, a plan is being considered to ensure that nursing home staff, who are at high risk of infection, must receive a vaccine, and the new prime minister has also pulled out a card that requires vaccination.
[German citizen: I am very relieved that I have been vaccinated three times now, but I cannot understand people who have not been vaccinated yet. Each person may have a different opinion, but it can cause great harm to the public.]
From the 6th of next month, Italy has decided to introduce a 'Super Green Pass' that only benefits those who are vaccinated or recovering.
If you do not get the vaccine, you will be banned from entering cultural and sports facilities such as museums, art galleries, and gyms as well as indoor restaurants, and you will not be able to use long-distance transportation.
While France has announced that countries will tighten quarantine regulations, such as expanding the target of booster shots, Austria has already implemented a blockade, and neighboring Slovakia has also entered a nationwide lockdown for two weeks.
Meanwhile, in the United States, which has the lowest vaccination rate among the seven major countries, more than 386,000 people have died from COVID-19 so far this year, exceeding the number of deaths last year.
Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned of overconfidence in the COVID-19 vaccine and emphasized that vaccinated persons should also follow basic quarantine rules.