LIVE | Record number of corona infections in Italy, sharp increase in France | Inland

Italy has registered 34,505 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reports. This is the highest daily infections ever in the southern European country. On Wednesday, Italy recorded 30,550 infections.

In the past twenty-four hours, 445 people have died from Covid-19, compared to 352 the day before. It is the first time since May 2 that the number of corona deaths exceeds 400.

In total, 40,192 people died from Covid-19 in Italy. The country is ranked sixth worldwide in terms of deaths from the disease.

Some 824,879 coronavirus infections have been registered in Italy since the outbreak began. The northern Lombardy region remains the hardest hit, reporting 8,822 new cases Thursday, up from 7,758 on Wednesday. The southern region of Campania was the second most affected area with 3,888 new cases.

To get the virus wave under control, a curfew is in force in the country from Friday. The government in Rome has also introduced a partial lockdown for several regions.

France

In France, a record number of 58,046 new infections with the coronavirus have been counted in the past 24 hours, the health authorities report. On Wednesday the country still registered 40,558 infections.

The figure was released shortly after Paris announced new measures on top of a second national lockdown in effect since last Friday. In the capital, for example, from Thursday between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., no more meals may be collected or delivered. Also, no alcohol may be sold during those hours.

The number of people in France who died of Covid-19 increased by 363 to 39,037, up from 385 on Wednesday. The total number of infections with the lung virus is now 1,601,367.

The other news:

Withininland:

• Catering assistant into care: “She can stay by me!”
• Curfew threats in the Twente virus field: ‘We have lost control’
• All homeless people in Amsterdam, including non-entitled persons, can go to emergency shelters from Friday evening because of the tightened corona measures
• FNV: also a bonus for employees of municipalities in the front line
• Pupils can take a look online at Anne Frank House
• Rutte and Laschet call on their own citizens not to cross the border
• In Rotterdam-Rijnmond, one of the three security regions where, according to Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a regional lockdown is imminent, the contamination figures have increased over the past 24 hours
• Haaglanden MC: all nominated employees receive a corona bonus
• Club Maassilo will become winter shelter for Rotterdam homeless people during corona
• Hospitals about crown-piek: disaster scenario averted
• Number corona patients in hospital drops again
• Number new positive corona tests drops below 7000
• Coronaregels threaten to floor sports studies
• Confusion about swimming lessons with new corona measures
• Controversial curfew encounters a blockade Chamber
• ’Rutte should be fairer ‘
• All prostitution windows have to be closed for two weeks
• Boas from The Hague also receive corona bonus
• Chronically Ill Dewi-Jill: ‘All help suddenly disappeared’
• Mink companies need not to be cleared

Abroad:

• Lockdown in part of Denmark for fear of corona mutation mink
• Europe continent with highest number of corona infections: All 52 countries on the continent reported a total of 11.6 million infections
• Greece is closing further, even Norwegians are taking (slightly) more measures
• Day record Germany: 19,990 infections
• Curaçao angel of rescue in corona time: ‘Beach clubs and attractions are open, the atmosphere is great!’

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Sport:

Entertainment and personal:

• ’Swedish queen Silvia in zelfisolatie’
• André Rieu announces two extra Vrijthof concerts
• KunstRAI postponed again due to coronavirus
• The Dutch Public Broadcasting (NPO) wants to support the cultural sector, partly from its own pocket from the NPO, broadcasters and funds
• Lil Kleine launches app for fans
• Pathé offers daily free movies on during lockdown

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