프랑스, 5만2천명 코로나19 무더기 확진... 이탈리아, 스페인 야간 통행금지<br /><br />As Europe continues to see new record highs in daily COVID-19 infections,... countries there are on a state of alert as they attempt to stem the rapid spread.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />Another day,... and another day of new daily highs in infection cases in parts of Europe.<br />This includes France,...which reported over 52-thousand new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours alone,... after registering over 45-thousand a day earlier.<br />France now has over 1-point-1 million cases since the start of the pandemic.<br />Italy, which has reported over 21-thousand cases in the past 24 hours,... has imposed at least a month of new measures across the country.<br />This includes shutting down gyms, pools and movie theaters,... while putting an early curfew on cafes and restaurants.<br />Despite restaurant and bar owners lobbying against the new measures,... the curfew forces stores to close at 6PM.<br />In addition,.. the new measures close ski slopes,... apart for competitive skiers,... and all spectators are banned from stadiums during professional matches.<br />Receptions after religious or civil ceremonies such as weddings are now forbidden.<br />The latest decree is effective starting Monday and will run through November 24th.<br />In Spain,... the Cabinet on Sunday approved a new national state of alarm,... aimed at giving the country's regional governments the legal framework needed to limit mobility.<br />Regions will be allowed to restrict the entry and exit from their territories,... apart for essential reasons such as going to work or seeing a doctor.<br />It also allows for regions to close their borders should they have a neighboring territory hit hard by the virus.<br />However,.. the decree does not mean the closure of Spain's borders.<br />It marks the second time the government has issued such a decree,... with the latest one less strict than the first in March.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
