France and Germany thrust into lockdown as second COVID-19 wave sweeps Europe

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France and Germany announced sweeping new lockdown measures, as a massive second wave of coronavirus infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter

World stock markets went into a dive in response to the news that Europe’s biggest economies were imposing nationwide restrictions almost as severe as the ones that drove the global economy this year into its deepest recession in generations.

Under the new French measures which come into force on Friday, people will be required to stay in their homes except to buy essential goods, seek medical attention, or exercise for up to one hour a day. They will be permitted to go to work if their employer deems it impossible for them to do the job from home. Schools will stay open.

Her finance minister, Olaf Scholz, posted on Twitter: “November will be a month of truth. The increasing numbers of infections are forcing us to take tough countermeasures in order to break the second wave.” European stock markets closed at their lowest levels since late May on Wednesday. In the United States, the S&P 500 was down 3%.

Hopes that new treatments might curb the spread were dented when the head of Britain’s vaccine procurement task force said that a fully effective vaccine may never be developed and that early versions were likely to be imperfect. Governments across Europe have been under fire for a lack of coordination and for failing to use a lull in cases over the summer to bolster defences, leaving hospitals unprepared.

 

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Something wrong is happening in Europe and is still going on. I do not understand how East Asian countries succeeded in controlling the situation while Europe failed to do so

wow great leaders

Ireland locked down 1 week ago. Perhaps it's unpopular to say but kids simply don't get it, nor do parents. Wear a mask, teach your kids about hygiene, & ignore Trump

Governments trying to save there citizens lives, because there citizens will not give up there lifestyles to beat this virus. How many more need to die, how many over crowed hospital hallways., not to mention all the elective surgeries being postponed or cancelled Re hearts, knee

Where goes your human right crap against wearing mask, and now lock down in France. Spain has gone into total lock down.

Proud Boys to March for more rallies ? Again ?

So they want to turn their countries into third world shit holes with a self inflicted Great Depression.

And Germany had a mask mandate.....

Moronic decision that will set these countries back decades.

Winter is coming

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