On October 31st, British Prime Minister Boris held a press conference in the evening local time and officially announced The entire territory of England will be blocked on November 5 for a period of one month. However, Boris is not making a decision with his head this time. The more important reason is that neither Germany nor France sits still. Europe seems to be unable to resist before the second wave of the epidemic. This article is fromWeChat public account: Earth Knowledge Bureau (ID: diqiuzhishiju), original title “France, has closed the” author: Dmitry, cartography: Sun green, proofreading: cat Stewart, editor: Yakult, title figure from the visual China
It has been nearly a year since the emergence of new coronary pneumonia cases last year. Not only did the epidemic in Europe have not been contained, a second wave of pandemic occurred in October. Various countries have recently reported new highs of new confirmed cases in a single day, especially in Germany and France, where the epidemic has rebounded on a large scale, which have successively announced another country closure.
The front and rear feet announced that they were blocked again
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French President Macron announced in his national speech that starting from October 30th, France will enter a national lockdown, and only schools and basic public services will remain open until December 1st; Germany has also ushered in the latest lockdown Measures, the catering industry will be closed for one month, theaters, gyms, nail salons and spas and other public entertainment venues will be closed indefinitely, and sports competitions will continue even when spectators cannot enter.
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Paris, near the Champs Elysees
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It is really helpless for the two European giants, Germany and France, to choose to block again, because the report card of epidemic prevention and control throughout Europe is very dismal. This may be a signal that all European response measures in the past eight months have completely failed.
Compared to the early days of being at a loss, now it’s more tired
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brake era
On October 28, Macron said in a televised speech: France must now “resolutely brake” to avoid being “overwhelmed by the accelerated development of the epidemic.” These remarks were sonorous and powerful. But if we have an in-depth understanding of the difficulties Europe is facing now, Macron’s speech will appear very pale and weak.
Comparison of the four major European countries and the United States
The second wave of epidemics in European countries is quite fierce, and France is even more serious
The United States has never been out of the first wave of epidemics
On the day before Macron’s televised speech, the number of people who died of new crown pneumonia in France was 527, which was the highest number since April. It was during the curfew policy in France. In the hearts of the French people, this 527 scrolling on the TV screen again and againThe numbers are cold and dazzling. It shows that the anti-epidemic policy in the past few months has not worked. People endure the inconvenience caused by the curfew policy, but they continue to die from the new crown pneumonia.
The number of diagnoses and deaths in the past month has risen too fast
Otherwise, it won’t be blocked again, although it may be another pass
The French government is also facing a difficult situation.
The number of deaths from the new crown is the same as in April, but it does not mean that the epidemic has returned to April levels. Due to the improvement in the treatment of the new crown and the intensity of the census, the death rate has been greatly reduced compared with the first half of the year. There are now 527 deaths in a day, but there is also a more terrible number: 50,000.
On the 25th local time in France, the number of new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day exceeded 50,000, and the total number of confirmed cases approached 1.3 million. As a control, France’s population in 2020 is slightly smaller than that of China’s Hunan Province, and Hunan, like most parts of the country, has zero new cases.
Unknowingly, more than one million people have died worldwide, and more than 30,000 in France
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At present, the intensive care units in France are at full capacity, and 70% of them are patients with new coronary pneumonia. According to the calculation of the virus transmission model, France is still some distance from the true peak of the epidemic. If that day does come, will the country’s fully burdened medical system be able to sustain it?
Moreover, the willfulness of the medical system has undergone severe tests for more than half a year
I wonder if this round can be completely withstood
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The situation in France is a microcosm of the collapse of the epidemic in Europe. In the past month, the rate of new infections in Europe has tripled, exceeding 200,000 per day.
The situation in Germany is not better, with nearly 15,000 new cases in a single day on the 28th. In all parts of Germany, the epidemic situation in almost all regions is showing an exponential growth trend. Many local health authorities are unable to track all the infected persons and can only hope to greatly reduce the contact between people.
Now everyone is looking forward to everything “back to normal”
And when it is normal at the beginning of the year, people will protest the government’s control measures
Berlin in January, photo: D Busquets / Shutterstock
After reaching agreements with 16 federal state governors on national measures, Merkel said at a press conference: “Our health system can still meet this challenge today, but at the current rate of infection, It will reach the limit of its capabilities in a few weeks.”
From a ratio perspective, Germany and France are not the most terrifying in Europe. Belgium has 1390 new cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks, making it the European country with the highest infection rate. Even the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister Wilmes was also recruited, and he was fighting the illness in the intensive care unit at this time. This small lowland country now has about 11,000 deaths due to the new crown virus, which is the country with the highest fatality rate in the world.
Some of these small European countries had less impact in the first round of the epidemic
But the second round became the hardest hit area
The Czech Republic is following closely, with 1379 infections per 100,000 people. In addition, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom have also seen a surge in new cases. Italy and the United Kingdom are similar to France, and have successively seen new highs in the number of deaths since May.
These small European countries have newly added to catch up with the next big country
It’s more obvious if you compare it to per capita
Second spread
Recall that six months ago, Italy announced a nationwide blockade in March. As the first European country to blockade it, it caused a lot of criticism. Many Western media have called this “a new round of suppression of freedom following the Second World War.” However, relevant departments in various countries soon discovered the seriousness of the epidemic, and the ban may be really effective in controlling the epidemic, so they followed suit.
Compared with the present, the epidemic situation in March was very light and brisk
The picture shows Italy in late March
Since then, curfews and closures have become the norm in European life, and it was not until summer that they slowly relaxed.
The second pandemic of the new crown virus has caused tensions across Europe, and it has also reminded European governments: sometimes tight closures and one-sided curfews cannot really solve the problem. There must be a consistent China’s sustainable closure policy can hope to win this war against the epidemic.
In other countries, Spain, Italy and Belgium have also announced the implementation of restrictive policies, including the closure of cultural centers, museums, stadiums and theaters and other public places, requiring restaurants to open for a limited time, and the implementation of from 10 pm to 6 am Curfew. The Czech Republic chose to lie down completely, waiting for the European Union and NATO allies to send medical staff to help contain the epidemic.
When will it be finished?
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Immunity failure
At least on the face of it, countries are actively working to make up for the loopholes left by their previous ineffective anti-epidemic, but the actual effectiveness is still unknown. First of all, to what extent the current policies can be implemented is a question. Any tough approach may trigger public resistance.
When German Chancellor Merkel held a video conference with the governor on Wednesday, thousands of entertainment industry practitioners marched in central Berlin, condemning measures that have made them unemployed since the beginning of March.
After Italy announced another blockade and restrictions on entertainment consumption activities, fierce protests occurred in Naples. Demonstrators set off firecrackers, burned trash cans and clashed with the police, and this situation has spread to cities such as Rome and Milan Up.
On October 27th, people in the catering industry in Turin’s central square launched a silent demonstration. The protesters sat quietly on the pebbles, with a white tablecloth in front of them, and plates, knives, forks, and wine glasses.
In this case, Ursula von De