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Takadongtakadang
Nu vill jag nog mena att vaccineringen i UK har börjat kicka in på allvar. 33 döda igår och 17 döda idag. Så sjukt glad att det äntligen är slut på dessa mardrömssiffror där det dör 1,200 personer om dagen.
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severustheemperor
Och hur korrolerar du det till vaccinet när dödligheten kollapsat i de flesta länderna. Vaccin eller icke vaccin?
Här är ett sammanfattning av hur det ser ut i olika delar av Europa.
Utvalda citat från sammanfattningen i The Local:
Many countries across Europe are ramping up restrictions to try to stem a new wave of Covid-19 infections that has once again left hospitals struggling to cope. But different countries are using different strategies to tackle the virus surge and some countries are even easing measures.
Due to the spring surge in the pandemic, propelled mainly by the spread of new more contagious and more deadly variants, European countries have been forced to impose new measures or delay the easing of restrictions.
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Germany – New lockdown for ‘a new pandemic’
After a marathon 13 hours of talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and 16 state leaders, the country decided to reinforce its strictest shutdown since the start of the pandemic a year ago.
“Essentially, we have a new virus…it is much deadlier, much more infectious and infectious for much longer,” Merkel said.
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France – Curfew and a new ‘lockdown light’
France’s national 7-day incidence rate stands 307.8, but this hides big regional variations between areas like Finistère in western Brittany where case numbers are very low – giving an incidence rate of 76.8 – and the Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis which has a worrying rate of 683 cases per 100,000 people.
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Across the whole of France a 7pm-6am curfew remains in place and bars, cafés, theatres, restaurants, cinemas and tourist sites are closed. Face masks are still obligatory in public places indoors and outside in most of the main towns, cities and frequented areas.
The government hopes that the regionalised “lockdown light” will be enough to relieve the pressure on hospitals in the worst hit areas while the much-maligned French vaccine rollout belatedly gathers speed.
Sweden – ‘The key is for people to follow the rules’
Sweden, where the incidence rate is 604 per 100,000 ( this is measured over the last 14 days – click here for the comparison rates between EU countries) has mostly relied on fewer of the strict, legal measures seen elsewhere, but that has partially changed over recent months.
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Italy – Country divided into orange and red zones
The whole of Italy has been under tightened restrictions since Monday, with roughly half the country a medium-risk “orange zone” and the rest a high-risk “red zone”.
It’s the second time in two weeks that Italy has toughened the rules, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi sounded the alarm over a “new wave” of coronavirus infections two weeks ago.
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The new rules means travel is heavily restricted: in orange zones, people aren’t allowed to leave their own towns without an urgent reason, while in red zones you’re supposed to stay in your own home except for essentials.
Norway – Oslo forced to tighten restrictions
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In Norway there are restrictions at both local and national level. Oslo and Viken county, for example, were recently placed under stricter measures than the rest of the country. “We have never before seen such a high level of recorded cases,” said the capital’s mayor Raymond Johansen.
Austria – Lockdown extended until after Easter
Austria on Monday decided to extend its coronavirus lockdown until after Easter, scrapping a plan to loosen certain measures from March 27th.
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Switzerland – Lockdown measures extended instead of eased
Switzerland on Friday decided to extend the majority of the country’s lockdown measures in order to fight the “third wave” of the coronavirus.
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Elsewhere the Netherlands is also still in the middle of an extended lockdown which has forced the closure of bars, restaurants, non-essential stores and gyms. The measures were set to be extended on Tuesday. Belgium was also recently forced to pause its plan to ease restrictions due to a new rise in cases.
But restrictions are not tightening in all countries across Europe. In some measures are being eased, albeit with great care.
Denmark – Plan announced to ease restrictions
Unlike a lot of other countries in Europe, Denmark is in a phase of easing restrictions and has just announced a plan to lift many of the rules currently in place over the next two months.
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The reopening plan, announced on Monday night, sets out the gradual lifting of most restrictions at two-weekly intervals, providing infections stay under control and vaccines are delivered as expected. The use of vaccine passports forms part of that plan.
The government says it plans for the majority of restrictions to be lifted once all people over 50 have been vaccinated against the virus. The current vaccination programme will see this point reached by the end of May.
Spain – Restrictions easing and tourists ‘welcome’ to return
In Spain, where Covid restrictions are mainly decided on a regional basis, there has been a general easing of the rules across the country in recent weeks as a result of falling infection rates overall.
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Elsewhere in Europe…
Elsewhere in Europe, England is currently at the beginning of a four-step plan to ease lockdown.
Schools are open and if all goes to plan pubs will open their outdoor areas next month. The plan could see all legal limits on social contact lifted by June 21st, if strict conditions are met. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have their own plans to ease restrictions.
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Ireland is also set to ease its lockdown in April after reopening schools in March.
För att återknyta till skribenten "severustheemperor"s inlägg: Det verkar som att Storbritanniens snabba vaccinering har gett britterna en stor fördel, både i form av färre sjukfall, och i form av ett samhälle som öppnar upp.
