Monitoring of the Situation with the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Measures to Contain It over January 15 to February 1, 2021

Abstract

The world is witnessing a rather dire situation in terms of the spread of the coronavirus, however in the second half of January 2021 positive trends were evident: many hard hit by the coronavirus countries have demonstrated either stabilization or gradual decline in the recorded daily new cases. Granting restrictive measures being in place (in particular, in the EU) and the launch of mass vaccination, these trends can get momentum further down the line.