A month ago, the Covid-19 situation on both sides of the Atlantic was bleak, but Europe gradually became different from the US thanks to its strict anti-epidemic.

When the Covid-19 figures skyrocketed in both the US and Europe in the fall, the rate of infection and death in many parts of Europe was even higher than in much of the region in the US.

Entering the second week of December, Europe seems to be slowly holding back the viral spread.

In France, after the government imposed a strict blockade and shutdown of non-essential businesses, the number of new daily CoV infections fell from about 50,000 to 10,000.

A month ago, Belgium recorded the worst rate of nCoV infection in Europe, to the point where experts warned of the danger of the collapse of the national health system.

On December 4, the Italian government announced the easing of epidemic control measures in many regions across the country, as the rate of nCoV infection fell for the second week in a row.

Meanwhile, the Covid-19 development in the US is said to be very different.

On December 6, California ordered residents to stay at home, as hospital capacity in the southern region of the nation's most populous state dropped to a critical low.

Experts say that the Covid-19 wave sweeping across the US seems to be far from over.

Some experts fear the worst is yet to happen, as the Covid-19 situation in the US is in danger of being pushed to a more dangerous level in the next two weeks, as millions have moved and gathered.

"The numbers are at an alarming level, and then you realize it's likely to increase even more after the 2-3 week Thanksgiving holiday," White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci, director of the Allergy Institute and

"What worries me is that Christmas comes right after this vacation, a time when people start moving, shopping and gathering. That's why we ask the public to wear masks, to keep their distance

The White House's Covid-19 task force on December 6 also sent a warning to the governors, that "the threat from Covid-19 to all Americans is now at a record high", in the context of

However, US President Donald Trump, who is still constantly trying to reverse the election results he lost, has barely mentioned the warnings.

The degree of danger of Covid-19 is shown in the fact that it has caused Europe to struggle, even as the region has a greater political consensus.

While neighboring countries applied stricter controls in response to the second wave of Covid-19, Germany was relatively "light-hearted", as hair salons and many other types of businesses were still allowed.

"Right now, we cannot lower the numbers. The situation is still extremely stressful," said Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute, Germany's agency in charge of disease control and prevention, said last week

This also reflects the widespread fatigue of anti-epidemic measures.

"Governments certainly hesitate, because we all know that restrictive orders will affect the economy and society. The current pandemic situation forces us to return to those measures, no matter what.