According to PVMBG continuous tremor at Lewotolo began to be recorded at 19:43 on 26 November, and a series of volcanic earthquakes began at 19:47.
A new eruption started at 05:57 on 27 November, producing dense blackish gray ash plumes that rose 500 m above the summit and drifted W. Incandescence at the summit was visible, and the emissions turned white around 06:30.
Seismicity slightly decreased after the eruption, though continuous tremor persisted for a period of time. Dense white plumes rose as high as 400 m and nighttime incandescence was noted during 27-28 November.
The railway companies in Switzerland and Italy are temporarily suspending cross-border traffic.
As of December 10, 2020, there will be no more trains of the Swiss Railways SBB and Trenitalia across the border for an indefinite period, the SBB announced on Tuesday. "The decision is based on a decree of the Italian government," it said.
Italy requires controls that Switzerland cannot guarantee, said a SBB spokeswoman on request, including temperature measurement and the submission of a negative corona test.
In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the health authorities are holding a new disease in suspense. Typical symptoms are nausea or exhaustion; one patient has died so far.
There is apparently no connection with the high corona numbers in the region.
Baden-Württemberg wants to force stubborn corona quarantine refusers. This was stated by the state social minister Manfred Lucha after a cabinet meeting.
According to this, people who do not go into quarantine despite corona infection and do not respond to other sanctions should in future be able to be forcibly committed to central hospitals by the police. The locations should be determined by the weekend.
The government is implementing a demand made by the Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl, who had already called for this at the beginning of November. He was happy that there was now consensus that "stubborn quarantine breakers should be separated,"
There has been a strict lockdown in Austria since mid-November. It will be relaxed a little on Monday. Hygiene guidelines such as the mask requirement still apply. Instead of the all-day curfew,
there is now a nightly curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Meetings with members of another household are allowed again. Shops, hair salons, museums and libraries are allowed to reopen. Cinemas remain closed and cultural events are prohibited.
Some sports are again permitted under certain conditions, for example ice skating, cross-country skiing, golf and athletics. However, the ski areas may only open from December 24th, hotels and restaurants will remain closed until January 6th.