The Netherlands set another record in daily registered COVID-19 cases, with health authorities reporting 20,829 new infections and 44 coronavirus-related deaths over the last 24 hours. Since November 13, all non-essential shops must close at 6 pm while supermarkets, bars and restaurants can work for an additional two hours. The restrictions were announced by the Dutch government last week in response to the worst-ever outbreak in the country to date.
Austria adds new record in daily virus cases of 14,416
The number of infections from COVID-19 registered daily in Austria reached a new record high on Wednesday of 14,416. The tally of cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic in that country thus rose to 996,320. In the meantime, 41 people died from the consequences of the disease in the past 24 hours, which marks a decline in comparison to the previous day’s 61. Austria now counts a total of 11,848 fatalities linked to coronavirus. Meanwhile, 2,723 people remained in hospital care, 486 of them in intensive care units.