Photo: ReutersFrance has imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face the nightmare scenario of a Covid-19 resurgence at the onset of winter. With new cases hitting about 100,000 daily, Europe has by a wide margin overtaken the United States, where more than 51,000 Covid-19 infections are reported on average every day. He said France had not lost control of the virus, but added: "We are in a worrying situation." The Netherlands returned to partial lockdown, closing bars and restaurants, but kept schools open. FIELD HOSPITALSBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces opposition calls for another national lockdown in England, but has so far resisted.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 14, 2020 20:07 UTC