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Normally but the authorities could announce a new confinement next week, if the measures are not sufficient. The Czech Republic registered 11,105 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours on Saturday, the record number of cases so far. The lack of control is such that an old acquaintance from the first wave has already returned. And the Czech Army began this Monday with the installation of a field hospital in Prague, which will be able to accommodate 500 mild COVID-19 patients . The country has around 100,000 active infections. Curfew in France Early Saturday morning, the curfew came into force in nine French urban areas and that same day the maximum number of daily cases was reached, with 32,427 .
The positive rate of the tests carried out, the number of hospitalized people and the number of patients in ICU beds also continue to increase, despite the slight decrease in infections registered this Sunday The media reported that the streets of Paris and eight other large cities in France were deserted on Saturday due to the curfew from he measure Middle East Phone Number List affects around 20 million people and will last at least four weeks. President Emmanuel Macron, criticized by businessmen for the harsh restrictions, has defended the curfew as necessary and urgent.Netherlands: from "smart lockdown" to "partial lockdown" Although not as radical as Sweden in its refusal to take measures similar to those of other European countries, the Netherlands also wanted to differentiate itself from 'the average' and baptized its restrictions in the first wave as "intelligent confinement", leaving a great weight of the decisions in the citizenship, which apparently has not lived up to the task .
Now, the Dutch Government is betting on a "partial confinement" that has already begun. Since October 14, bars and restaurants have been closed, and gatherings of more than 4 people are prohibited. "We have to be tougher on ourselves. We are announcing new, strong measures and we are going into a partial lockdown," announced Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The restrictions will last at least four weeks. The Netherlands is the third country in the European Union in accumulated infections. Spain, with 60 municipalities confined This Monday there are already 60 municipalities in Spain confined by COVID-19 . These are perimeter confinements; That is, citizens cannot enter or leave the towns . The provinces in which this situation is occurring are Madrid, Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres, Badajoz, Seville, Murcia, Albacete, Valladolid, Ourense, León, Palencia, Burgos and Navarra.