{"id":152937,"date":"2021-01-13T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/europe-struggles-to-defend-itself-against-new-covid-variants\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T00:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:02:00","slug":"europe-struggles-to-defend-itself-against-new-covid-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europe-struggles-to-defend-itself-against-new-covid-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Europe struggles to defend itself against new COVID variants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfe0e780f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europe-struggles-to-defend-itself-against-new-covid-variants\/#The_variant_found_in_the_UK_has_already_been_detected_in_Germany_France_Spain_Ireland_and_Denmark_with_some_countries_requiring_negative_COVID_tests_from_inbound_travelers\" >The variant found in the U.K. has already been detected in Germany, France, Spain, Ireland and Denmark, with some countries requiring negative COVID tests from inbound travelers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/europe-struggles-to-defend-itself-against-new-covid-variants\/#Pierre_Briancon\" >Pierre Brian\u00e7on<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Europe struggles to defend itself against new COVID variants<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_variant_found_in_the_UK_has_already_been_detected_in_Germany_France_Spain_Ireland_and_Denmark_with_some_countries_requiring_negative_COVID_tests_from_inbound_travelers\"><\/span>\n  The variant found in the U.K. has already been detected in Germany, France, Spain, Ireland and Denmark, with some countries requiring negative COVID tests from inbound travelers<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000126751\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       New, aggressive mutations of the coronavirus that were first discovered in the U.K. and South Africa are forcing governments to increase the severity of lockdowns and other restrictions, and prompting a clampdown on rulebreakers. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      The variant found in the U.K. has already been detected in countries such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-germany-variant-idUSKBN2921TE\" class=\"icon none\">Germany<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20210110-france-in-race-to-contain-new-covid-19-variant-speed-up-vaccine-rollout\" class=\"icon none\">France<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/europe\/spain-new-covid-19-infections-double-from-last-week\/2106426\" class=\"icon none\">Spain<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/2021\/0111\/1188856-ireland-covid-latest\/\" class=\"icon none\">Ireland <\/a>and Denmark, with some requiring negative COVID tests from inbound <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The French prime minister <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/politique\/jean-castex\/covid-19-dans-l-absolu-le-confinement-n-est-pas-exclu-en-dernier-recours-estime-jean-castex_4253375.html\" class=\"icon none\">refused on Monday to rule out<\/a> the possibility of a third national lockdown. The government has so far stopped short of such a step, contrary to most other EU countries. But a national curfew is already in place, along with the closure of bars, restaurants and public venues.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      England will require from Jan. 15 that all inbound travelers, including U.K. citizens, produce a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-travel\/england-brings-in-pre-departure-testing-for-travellers-from-jan-15-idUSKBN29H0XF\" class=\"icon none\">negative COVID test <\/a>taken in the three days before their departure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The U.K. police <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-55627864\" class=\"icon none\">will be tasked<\/a> with enforcing mask-wearing and other restrictions in supermarkets, amid growing signs of lax public compliance with the lockdown, as witnessed on public transport.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Among the major European countries, Italy so far has the worst pandemic death toll with 1,314 fatalities per million inhabitants, followed by the U.K. (1,228), Spain (1,110), France (1,017) and Germany (503). The U.S., by comparison, is at 1,146 deaths per million.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      Bank of America analysts on Tuesday downgraded their economic prospects for the eurozone this year. They now see gross domestic product rise only 2.9% (vs. 3.9% in their previous forecast)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong>Top health official warns \u2018worst weeks of the pandemic\u2019 ahead, as Boris Johnson is said to be considering a stricter lockdown <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>The outlook:<\/strong> The severity of the current wave puts pressure on authorities to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns that started during the Christmas holidays. But logistical mistakes or bureaucratic snafus in many countries are testing the limits of the public\u2019s patience.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as shown by the Bank of America note, the current wave will take its toll on Europe\u2019s weakened economy, forcing governments to imagine further steps to support households and businesses until vaccines begin to slow the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> Europe hopes next COVID stimulus will be the last <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Pierre Brian\u00e7on \",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pierre_Briancon\"><\/span>Pierre Brian\u00e7on <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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