Coronavirus Threatens Europe New Year, Xmas Celebrations

Today, Europe affirmed that it will impose restrictions on the New year's celebrations to curb the spread of the Coronavirus due to the increasing death toll rate.

Germany:

It is noteworthy that Germany recorded the highest death toll in 24 hours because of Coronavirus, as concerns began to increase about the hospitals' ability to help all the infected people.

Also, the medical authorities stated that about 83 per cent of intensive care units in Germany are occupied.

According to the Robert Koch Health Institute, "952 people died in the past 24 hours, while 27,728 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded."

Berlin imposed the partial quarantine measures they had undergone in the spring for several weeks, closing all "non-essential" shops and schools until January 10.

These measures aim to avoid "overcrowding" in the hospitals since staff shortages became evident in many institutions and some intensive care units reached their maximum capacity.

Italy:

The Italian Ministry of Health advisor, Walter Riccciardi called for tightening restrictions to limit the spread of the Coronavirus to avoid a national disaster.

Ricciardi warned that the number of deaths in Italy this year will be the highest since World War II.

He continued that the government considers to tighten restrictions during the Christmas period and New Year celebrations,  as well as imposing a general lockdown in major cities.

Italy recorded 846 deaths from Coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the official total number to 65,857, the fifth-highest number of deaths from the pandemic in the world.

United Kingdom:

British Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believes it is up to everyone to gather to celebrate Christmas, but that the risks of the Coronavirus must be taken into account.

Yet, more than half the U.K. population is under tight restrictions that have forced theatres, concert halls, art galleries, museums and cinemas to shut their doors.

Jenrick urged people to think carefully, pointing out the major spike in the Coronavirus cases recorded after Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom.

It is noteworthy that the United Kingdom recorded yesterday another 18,450 Coronavirus cases with 506 deaths.