hungport Coronavirus: Hungary and Portugal in partial lockdown Hungary and Portugal are introducing new coronavirus restrictions to stem the second wave of infection now affecting most of Europe. Hungary's partial lockdown will include starting the current night curfew earlier, so it runs from 20:00 to 05:00 local time (19:00 to 04:00 GMT). Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the month-long curbs would include limits on public gatherings and closure of schools, restaurants and universities. Portugal has imposed a night curfew. Its state of emergency has started and is set to last at least two weeks. The curfew covers 70% of the population, including Lisbon and Porto. On weekdays it runs from 23:00 to 05:00 local time, but at weekends it will run from 13:00 to 05:00. Hungary's state of emergency is expected to get parliamentary approval on Tuesday, as Mr Orban's supporters have a majority. In a video message, quoted by Reuters news agency, he warned that "if coronavirus infections rise at the current pace... Hungarian hospitals will not be able to cope with the burden". Hungary reported 5,162 new cases and 55 new deaths on Monday. Its official total death toll in the pandemic is nearly 2,500. Across the whole of the EU and UK, the Covid death rate per 100,000 population is highest in the Czech Republic (25), followed by Belgium (19) and Hungary (10.4), the EU's European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) reports. The figure for Portugal is 5.6. world Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new cases in several countries. More than 1.25 million people have now died after contracting the virus, according to Johns Hopkins university. But the numbers are thought to be higher because of insufficient testing in many countries. A second wave of the virus has accounted for a quarter of all cases, Reuters reported. Europe, with more than 12.5 million cases and 305,700 deaths, is again a hotspot after being the first epicentre of the pandemic earlier this year. In the US just under 10 million have tested positive. It has seen more than 125,000 cases per day three days in a row.

bc B.C. reports 998 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 more deaths since Saturday of Saturday, sweeping restrictions were placed on the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions> B.C. has confirmed another 998 cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths from the disease over the last two days, as people in the Lower Mainland begin to live under strict new restrictions meant to prevent transmission. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided the latest update in a live briefing on Monday, saying that the number of active cases across the province has risen to a new high of 4,891. Hospitalization rates have risen again and there are now 133 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 43 in intensive care. In comparison, last Monday there were 90 people in hospital and 19 patients in intensive care. The province has now confirmed a total of 18,714 cases of the novel coronavirus to date, including 281 people who have died. A total of 9,179 people are under active monitoring by public health workers because of exposure to the virus.