Austria joined a growing trend announcing schools and non-essential shops would close from Tuesday, having imposed a partial lockdown two weeks ago. “There are still many who say that infections don’t happen at school, in shops or services,” said Chancellor Sebastien Kurtz. This is a measure of how serious the situation is,” Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said. “There is no other way if we want to reduce the numbers of dead,” Health Minister Roberto Speranza said, as the country’s death toll rose by 544 to 44,683, one of Europe’s worst. The US, the country hardest hit by Covid-19, saw 188,858 more cases and 1,596 more deaths Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2020 04:18 UTC