Millions across Europe faced greater restrictions on their movement over the weekend, with Italy readying new measures and London and Paris enforcing tighter curbs, in an escalating effort to check the surge in coronavirus cases. The country reported a record 11,705 new cases on Sunday, marking the third day cases topped 10,000. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Austrians to curb social contact and observe health measures to avoid a second lockdown in a videotaped message on social media. The U.K. reported almost 17,000 new cases on Sunday and has added more than 100,000 infections in the past week. “By many measures, the numbers are worse than they were in March or April," De Croo said during a news conference.

Source: Mint October 18, 2020 16:30 UTC