COVID-19: Hungary and Poland see record cases
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Hungary and Poland are the latest countries to see record daily coronavirus cases, as Europe grapples with a second wave. Poland saw new cases jump by 21,897 on Saturday, and Hungary saw a record daily increase of 3,908. /Getty Images

Hungary and Poland are the latest countries to see record daily coronavirus cases, as Europe grapples with a second wave. Poland saw new cases jump by 21,897 on Saturday, and Hungary saw a record daily increase of 3,908. /Getty Images

Hungary and Poland are the latest countries to see record daily coronavirus cases, as Europe grapples with a second wave.

Poland saw new cases jump by 21,897 on Saturday, and Hungary saw a record daily increase of 3,908.

Meanwhile Austria's chancellor announced new lockdown measures including a curfew from 20:00 to 06:00.

Slovakia is testing everyone over the age of 10 to try to stop the spread of the disease there.

The project to test four million people in the country, where infections have soared, is expected to last over two weekends.

Much of Europe is battling with soaring infection rates, with several countries reinstating lockdowns or partial lockdowns to try to stem the wave.

Poland saw cases go up for a fifth day in a row, with Covid-19 patients occupying 16,144 hospital beds - 1,305 of them on ventilators - according to the Polish health ministry. There were 280 new deaths.

The rise comes as protesters against last week's near-total ban on abortion continue to defy government calls to stay at home due to rising infections.

The country already has the highest level of restrictions to date, with public gatherings banned, most schools closed and restaurants and cafes only offering take-away service.

Last week, Polish President Andrzej Duda, 48, tested positive for the virus, but experienced no symptoms.

As of Saturday, Poland had 340,834 total cases, with 5,351 deaths according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Deaths from COVID-19 in Hungary rose by 51, bringing the total to 1,750, the government said on Saturday.

It also said the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital had exceeded 4,000 for the first time.

(With input from agencies)