Clashes during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of the virus in Turin, Italy, Monday. Health services members protest calling for a general strike and demanding more labor protection on their jobs in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday. Previous NextItaly braced Tuesday for more nationwide protests against virus-fighting measures like regional curfews, evening shutdowns for restaurants and bars and the closures of gyms, swimming pools and theaters — a sign of growing discontent across Europe with renewed coronavirus restrictions. All of Europe is grappling with how to halt a fall resurgence of the virus before its hospitals become overwhelmed again. Over the weekend, police used pepper spray against protesters angry over new virus restrictions in Poland.

Source: The Standard October 27, 2020 15:56 UTC