Some European countries see coronavirus spikes of more than 70%: Here's what's taking place where

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The variety of coronavirus cases are rising across Europe– with some countries seeing significant boosts.

Britain’s closest neighbour on the mainland has actually seen 4,711 new cases in the past 24 hours.

Spain continues to have the highest rate of cases at 60.6 per 100,000 people.

Some European countries, consisting of Croatia, Slovenia, Malta, Austria, Hungary, France and Greece had boosts of more than 70%throughout the week of 10-16 August compared with the week previously, according to the most current weekly data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

The most significant increase was in Croatia, with a 174%boost in the rate of infections, from 7.8 cases per 100,000 to 21.5, while Slovenia increased by 102.6%however from 3.7 to 7.4 cases per 100,000

Denmark, Switzerland, Italy and Norway all had increases of in between 46.9%and 59.4%.

Croatia and Austria were added to the UK’s quarantine list on Thursday, together with Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, with the guideline entering effect from 4am on Saturday.

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Crowds of people, mostly foreign tourists, sunbath and swim in the sea on August 13, 2020, in Crikvenica on the northern Adriatic coast. - On August 13, 180 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Croatia, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. Italy has already introduced mandatory testing for all who come from Croatia. (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP) (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

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Croatia was contributed to the UK’s quarantine list on Thursday

France, Malta and the Netherlands were put on the list recently due to spikes.

Spain, which has actually been on the list given that 26 July, just increased by 10.1%in those weeks, despite high numbers.

Italy was the worst-hit country in Europe in the earlier days of the pandemic but had actually managed to keep cases and deaths under control over the previous two months.

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Nevertheless, more stringent procedures were recently imposed as it saw a 46.9%increase from 3.8 cases per 100,000 to 5.5 cases up to 16 August.

In contrast, the UK had a boost of 13.6%, from 8.7 cases per 100,000 to 9.9 cases.

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