{"id":2247,"date":"2020-10-13T22:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T22:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2020-10-13T23:32:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:32:04","slug":"europe-eyes-new-restrictions-as-virus-cases-hit-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/europe-eyes-new-restrictions-as-virus-cases-hit-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Eyes New Restrictions as Virus Cases Hit RECORD HIGH"},"content":{"rendered":"
To begin with, there’s news<\/a> about Cristiano Ronaldo testing positive for coronavirus, as in the virus doesn’t really care if you’re a big star or not. If you’re an avid reader of mainstream\/legacy media, you won’t be shocked to find out that Paris hospitals are near saturation<\/a>,\u00a0 Russia reports record<\/a> high cases, and finally, Europe eyes new restrictions as virus cases hit record high numbers.<\/b><\/p>\n As per an AP<\/a> story, European governments are looking to impose new restrictions in order to mitigate what they describe as a resurgence of the coronavirus. The problem is twofold in this regard: first, autumn just arrived in Europe, temperatures dropped, and basically the flu season begun, and second, the number of covid-19 tests on the Old Continent skyrocketed, i.e. the number of “infections” reported since the start of the pandemic is at the highest level.<\/p>\n According to official data from WHO, 700,000 new cases were reported in the EU last week alone, 34% more compared to the previous week, with France, Britain, Spain and Russia accounting for more than half of the reported infections.<\/p>\n Italy and France are trying to combat the pandemic by re-imposing restrictions on private parties, as well as on bars and restaurants; the Netherlands went so far as to shut down all bars and restaurants, plus it banned the sale of alcohol after 8 pm to discourage partying at home.<\/p>\n Schools are closed again in the Czech Republic until November 2, and Latvia is imposing distance (as in online) learning for 7 days. As usual, Britain took the most draconian measures, in a three tiered<\/a> system which is based on how severe a so-called outbreak is in certain zones.<\/p>\n European governments are trying to avoid a total lockdown in order to protect the already fragile economies, focusing on targeted\/regional restrictions. We are wondering why European governments fail to recognize that the Swedish model works. Sweden went on just fine without a lockdown and even without compulsory mask wearing and other authoritative measures.<\/p>\n