Several European countries reimpose COVID-19 restrictions to curb surging infections

코로나19 방역 정책 완화했던 유럽, 확진자 늘자 속속 방역강화 유턴 Several European countries are reimposing virus prevention measures,... following a resurgence in infections. They eased restrictions relatively earlier than other regions,... but felt it could not last any longer. Choi Min-jung has the latest. The Netherlands, which had lifted many of its COVID-19 restrictions in September,... has decided to impose new measures. The country's health minister on Monday said this was because the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals is increasing rapidly. Although the details are to be decided on Tuesday,... sources say the authorities will likely make masks mandatory in public areas,... and broaden the use of proof of vaccinations. The tightened measures come as the Netherlands continues to witness a spike in the number of cases, forcing hospitals to send back regular patients. On Monday, the country reported 7-thousand 7-hundred cases,... up 45-percent from a week ago. Parts of Austria have also reintroduced tougher measures. The state of Lower Austria will only allow those who are fully vaccinated or who've fully recovered from COVID-19 to enter restaurants, bars, and large events. And both Lower and Upper Austria have reimposed strict mask mandates for public places. Until now,.. mask wearing was only recommended and not required,... for those fully jabbed. The latest measure comes in a bid to control the rising intensive care patients. The country also saw a 59-percent on-week increase in confirmed patients on Monday. Meanwhile. Moscow has gone into partial lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. Shops, restaurants and schools in the Russian capital will be shut until Sunday. The country is seeing a record-high number of infections with cases hovering above 40-thousand for three days straight. Choi Min-jung, Arirang News. #COVID19 #Europe #prevention 📣 Arirang News(Facebook) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 Arirang News(Twitter) :   / arirangtvnews   📣 News Center(YouTube) :    / newscenter_arirangtv   2021-11-02, 22:00 (KST)