European nations tighten anti-coronavirus measures

Brussels, Oct 23 : Amid a resurgence of fresh coronavirus cases across Europe, several countries in the continent have tightened their measures against the pandemic and in an effort to curb the further spreading of the disease.
While Germany and France saw their infection tallies hit new single-day highs on Thursday, the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, Austria, Croatia and Lithuania have all reported new daily records since pandemic began, reports Xinhua news agency.
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the federal government agency for disease control and prevention, announced on Thursday that Covid-19 infections in the country increased by a record 11,287 within one day, pushing the total to 392,049.
“The situation overall has become very serious. At present, we still have a chance to slow down the further spread of the virus,” RKI President Lothar Wieler told the media.
While the death toll also rose to 9,905, Wieler stressed that it had to be assumed that there would be more Covid-19 cases and fatalities in the coming days.
Meanwhile in France, the Public Health Agency on Thursday evening reported 41,661 new cases in the last 24 hours, a new record after October 17’s 32,427.