Fearful and united in their fight, people in countries from Italy to the U.K. managed by summer to push infection rates down to manageably low levels. In response, governments are flexing enforcement muscles more forcefully than at any time since March. “We won’t be issuing warnings any more,” said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in a television interview Sunday. New rules make face masks obligatory outdoors in almost all cases, with fines for not wearing one ranging from €400 to €1,000. People caught outside home during the curfew face fines ranging from €135 to €3,750 for repeat offenders.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 19, 2020 12:51 UTC