Europe faces real threat of COVID-19 resurgence WHO Europe head
FRESH CURBSThe Hungarian government has urged people to take up vaccines and last week announced mandatory vaccinations at state institutions, also empowering private companies to make jabs mandatory for employees if they believe that is necessary.
Romania - where hospitals cannot cope with a surge in COVID-19 patients - the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland have all tightened rules on mask-wearing and introduced measures to curb infections.
The Czech Republic has introduced a requirement for restaurant customers to show proof of vaccination or a test. It also has tough mask regulations and some children are again being tested in schools in areas where cases are higher.
In Poland, mask-wearing is mandatory in enclosed public spaces while cinemas, theatres and hotels have a 75 per cent capacity limit. The Hungarian government has not replied to Reuters questions on potential measures.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, reported 33,949 new infections, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic last year. Cases in Russia and Ukraine are soaring.
Austria's daily new coronavirus infections surged towards a record set a year ago, making a lockdown for the unvaccinated ever more likely.
COVID-19 prevalence in England rose to its highest level on record in October, Imperial College London said, led by high numbers of cases in children and a surge in the southwest.
Slovakia reported 6,713 new cases, also a record, while daily new cases in Hungary more than doubled from last week to 6,268.
Poland, eastern Europe's biggest economy, reported 15,515 daily cases on Thursday, the highest figure since April. Croatia and Slovenia on Thursday both reported record daily infections.
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