Second Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Battering Europe -- News Roundup October 14, 2020

 

NPR: Paris Under Curfew: Europe Reacts As Countries See Highest-Ever Coronavirus Numbers

Coronavirus restrictions are taking effect in the Netherlands, the U.K., the Czech Republic and other parts of Europe on Wednesday as nations try to reverse an alarming wave in new cases. 

The continent is now seeing more new coronavirus cases – an average of 100,000 daily — than at any other time during the pandemic. 

Bars, restaurants and schools are being shut down or sharply limited, and officials are working to bolster hospital capacity, to accommodate an expected influx of new COVID-19 patients. 

Numbers that showed signs of taking off in late August and September are now skyrocketing. Europe reported more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases last week – a surge representing a 36% weekly increase, as NPR's Reese Oxner recently reported. 

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 Second Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Battering Europe -- News Roundup October 14, 2020 

Paris goes under curfew as Europe ramps up virus restrictions -- AFP 

Worried European nations revive curfews, lockdowns amid 'exponential growth' in virus -- Reuters Paris Back Under Curfew Amid Spike In Covid-19 Cases In Europe -- Forbes 

European roundup: French cities given curfew; Italy breaks March record -- The Guardian 

Europe Overtakes U.S. in New Cases of Covid-19 -- WSJ 

Europe reenters lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge -- The Hill 

Coronavirus second wave: Which countries in Europe are experiencing a fresh spike in COVID-19 cases? -- Euronews