Germany and France among countries regaining control – but figures rise in Italy and pressure grows on health services
Lockdowns and other restrictions are starting to stem the spread of Covid-19 in some, but not all, European countries, authorities have said, and the continent’s hospitals remain under heavy pressure that is unlikely to ease for some time yet.
In Germany, which began a “lockdown light” on 2 November, Lothar Wieler, head of the country’s disease control agency RKI, said on Thursday the infections curve was flattening, showing “we are not helpless against this virus”.
Continue reading…Germany and France among countries regaining control – but figures rise in Italy and pressure grows on health servicesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLockdowns and other restrictions are starting to stem the spread of Covid-19 in some, but not all, European countries, authorities have said, and the continent’s hospitals remain under heavy pressure that is unlikely to ease for some time yet.In Germany, which began a “lockdown light” on 2 November, Lothar Wieler, head of the country’s disease control agency RKI, said on Thursday the infections curve was flattening, showing “we are not helpless against this virus”. Continue reading…