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Not only Korea, but also the US and Europe are experiencing a bad corona situation. In the U.S., the number of deaths due to the corona virus is about a month away this year, but it is already counted more than last year. As the situation worsens to a critical level in Europe, more and more countries are tightening lockdown measures and regulations again.
By Kim Jung-woo, staff reporter.
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spread of the virus in Europe is not serious, with the World Health Organization (WHO) finding that 67% of new confirmed cases worldwide last week 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 to ensure that nursing home employees, who are at high risk of infection, must be vaccinated is under review, and the new prime minister has also taken out a card that requires vaccination.
[German citizen: I am very relieved that I have been vaccinated 3 times now, but I do not 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 have been 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 lockdown, 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 those vaccinated should also follow basic quarantine rules.