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Spain, Germany and France all recorded jumps in the number of people infected with the virus this week. At the same time, a slew of companies across the continent announced jobs cuts, with industries from travel and hospitality to banking and insurance reeling from the pandemic. Germany’s daily infections rose above 1,000 for the time since mid-June on Thursday. The 1,285 new cases were the highest in more than three months, prompting health minister Jens Spahn to appeal to citizens to respect hygiene and distancing rules, including the wearing of masks in public places.
Infections in France have also accelerated, in spite of rules making masks mandatory in dozens of cities including Toulouse and Lille. The seven-day rolling average of new cases increased to more than 1,000 in the past week, the first time that has happened since the first half of May. The rolling average stood at 1,262 cases on Wednesday, having more than doubled in the past three weeks.
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