“It’s not a word I’ve heard in a long, long time,” an elderly Paris resident said, leaving her apartment in mask and gloves for an early expedition to the shops. “A curfew. That’s for wartime, isn’t it? But in a way I suppose that’s what this is.”
Europe’s second coronavirus wave took a dramatic turn for the worse this week, forcing governments across the continent to make tough choices as more than a dozen countries reported their highest ever number of new infections.
In France, 18 million people in nine big cities risk a fine from Saturday if they are not at home by 9pm. In the Czech Republic, schools have closed and medical students are being enlisted to help doctors. All Dutch bars and restaurants are shut.
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland are among countries to have broken daily case records, prompting the World Health Organization to call for an “uncompromising” effort to stem the spread.
Unfortunately, that requires making all but impossible compromises.
Most European governments relaxed strict lockdowns over the summer to revive economies shattered by the pandemic’s first wave. The return of normal activity, from packed bars to new academic terms, has fuelled an exponential increase in infections.
With infections across the continent breaking the barrier of 120,000 a day, authorities must now tighten restrictions once more to slow the spread of the disease – while doing all they can to avoid destroying already-jeopardized jobs and livelihoods.
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Oh yeh, just a scam, not. Take all precautions you can.
We should have dribbled with the can not belted it down the road. Tell the old guard they're not leaving the house for 6 months because we're having a covid street party.
tomcatty: “It’s not a word I’ve heard in a long, long time,” an elderly Paris resident said, leaving her apartment in mask and gloves for an early expedition to the shops. “A curfew. That’s for wartime, isn’t it? But in a way I suppose that’s what this is.”
Europe’s second coronavirus wave took a dramatic turn for the worse this week, forcing governments across the continent to make tough choices as more than a dozen countries reported their highest ever number of new infections.
In France, 18 million people in nine big cities risk a fine from Saturday if they are not at home by 9pm. In the Czech Republic, schools have closed and medical students are being enlisted to help doctors. All Dutch bars and restaurants are shut.
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland are among countries to have broken daily case records, prompting the World Health Organization to call for an “uncompromising” effort to stem the spread.
Unfortunately, that requires making all but impossible compromises.
Most European governments relaxed strict lockdowns over the summer to revive economies shattered by the pandemic’s first wave. The return of normal activity, from packed bars to new academic terms, has fuelled an exponential increase in infections.
With infections across the continent breaking the barrier of 120,000 a day, authorities must now tighten restrictions once more to slow the spread of the disease – while doing all they can to avoid destroying already-jeopardized jobs and livelihoods.
Ref Yahoo.
Oh yeh, just a scam, not. Take all precautions you can.
The covid thing is getting worse in the states too, not quite as bad as europe though. No curfew yet anyways. Lost 7 months out of my life basically ... sucks
DedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia5,492 posts
Approximately 3.1 million children die from undernutrition each year 9.6 million people are estimated to have died from the various forms of cancer. Every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack
Dedovix: Approximately 3.1 million children die from undernutrition each year 9.6 million people are estimated to have died from the various forms of cancer. Every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack
I heard most of those heart attacks in American men are due to uncontrollable and frequent priapism.
ElysianFields: Not as bad as the Great Plague, which killed 75–200 million. Keep smiling, and wear a mask.
The Great Plague killed an estimated 100,000 people—almost a quarter of London's population—in 18 months. The plague was caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, which is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected rat flea.
Your facts are way off. the population of the world was only about 490 mil. at that time
Dedovix: Approximately 3.1 million children die from undernutrition each year 9.6 million people are estimated to have died from the various forms of cancer. Every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack
You can make all the comparisons you like Devo but to mock this virus as you frequently do is to mock the people who have and are dying from it.
DedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia5,492 posts
germanspitz: You can make all the comparisons you like Devo but to mock this virus as you frequently do is to mock the people who have and are dying from it.
Really? How many articles have we read about celebrities being positive , having the virus and from what i saw ,the method on how people are tested is mocking human intelligence . How many autopsies have we seen? No im not mocking people who have died , but i prefer to have prove of what they really died of,otherwise ,the way i see it, Humanity is been taken for a ride, big time
We were told there would be a second wave, and it's here. Astonishing that a hoax could cause so many deaths and alter so many lives worldwide and continue to do so. Imagine the destruction if it had been a real virus.
Bassador: We were told there would be a second wave, and it's here. Astonishing that a hoax could cause so many deaths and alter so many lives worldwide and continue to do so. Imagine the destruction if it had been a real virus.
Another Hoaxer....it's incredible the alacrity with which people are prepared to believe conspiracy theories.
....until somoeone they know dies in hospital from Covid.
Bassador: We were told there would be a second wave, and it's here. Astonishing that a hoax could cause so many deaths and alter so many lives worldwide and continue to do so. Imagine the destruction if it had been a real virus.
Well said, and ruin the economy of most countries, some people won't believe it till they gasp to death.
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“It’s not a word I’ve heard in a long, long time,” an elderly Paris resident said, leaving her apartment in mask and gloves for an early expedition to the shops. “A curfew. That’s for wartime, isn’t it? But in a way I suppose that’s what this is.”
Europe’s second coronavirus wave took a dramatic turn for the worse this week, forcing governments across the continent to make tough choices as more than a dozen countries reported their highest ever number of new infections.
In France, 18 million people in nine big cities risk a fine from Saturday if they are not at home by 9pm. In the Czech Republic, schools have closed and medical students are being enlisted to help doctors. All Dutch bars and restaurants are shut.
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland are among countries to have broken daily case records, prompting the World Health Organization to call for an “uncompromising” effort to stem the spread.
Unfortunately, that requires making all but impossible compromises.
Most European governments relaxed strict lockdowns over the summer to revive economies shattered by the pandemic’s first wave. The return of normal activity, from packed bars to new academic terms, has fuelled an exponential increase in infections.
With infections across the continent breaking the barrier of 120,000 a day, authorities must now tighten restrictions once more to slow the spread of the disease – while doing all they can to avoid destroying already-jeopardized jobs and livelihoods.
Ref Yahoo.
Oh yeh, just a scam, not. Take all precautions you can.