Europe gears up for broad restrictions as global infections spike

WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge says a surge seen this month"should serve as a wake-up call" after the continent recorded 54,000 infections in a single day last week – a new record.Large parts of Europe have geared up for broad new restrictions to stop the coronavirus after infections worldwide topped 30 million and the World Health Organization warned of "alarming rates of transmission".

WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said a surge seen this month "should serve as a wake-up call" after the continent recorded 54,000 infections in a single day last week – a new record. Madrid officials warned that the region's healthcare system was coming under increasing pressure, with one in five hospital beds occupied by Covid patients amid a second wave of the illness.

About two million people in northeast England, including in the cities of Newcastle and Sunderland, will no longer be allowed to meet people outside their homes. Only table service will be allowed in bars and entertainment venues will have to close by 10pm. Health minister Olivier Veran said Lyon and Nice would be under new rules by Saturday, after curbs on public gatherings were imposed this week in Bordeaux and Marseille.Israel is set to become the first developed country in the world to enforce a second nationwide shutdown, beginning Friday afternoon.

As anger grows over how authorities worldwide have responded to the virus, some governments are facing legal action from citizens for alleged failures.A French association of Covid-19 victims plans to file a legal complaint against Prime Minister Jean Castex, its lawyer said.

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