European cities get curfews and targeted shutdowns due to rampant Covid-19
A pandemic-weary Europe has seen its total recorded cases surpass the US as citizens fight back against total shutdowns
London/Paris/Berlin — Londoners will be banned from mixing with other households indoors and Paris is set for a curfew, as European leaders struggle to cope with record new coronavirus cases around the region.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government will mandate tighter restrictions in the UK capital starting this weekend, while French President Emmanuel Macron will confine residents of nine of the country’s biggest cities to their homes between 9pm and 6am for four weeks from Saturday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel renewed an appeal to citizens to abide by hygiene and distancing rules and avoid groups...
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