Europe under lockdown
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Large swathes of Europe are again entering lockdown in a bid to slow an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, as a second spike takes hold
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CORONAVIRUS CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE (over past 14 days, to Nov 2)

Europe cases: More than 10m
Countries already in or entering lockdown

1,000 
800
600
400
200 
100

Iceland
Netherlands
UK 
France
Norway
Sweden 
Denmark
Poland 
Austria 
Hungary
Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg 
Portugal
Spain
Germany
Czech Republic 
Slovakia
Italy 
Slovenia
Malta
Finland
Croatia
Bulgaria
Estonia 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Romania
Greece 
Cyprus

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Europe death toll: More than 270,000

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UK: Four-week partial lockdown in England from Nov 5

Germany/Austria: Partial lockdowns shut bars, hotels and restaurants

Italy: Possible weekend mall closures and limits on travel

France: Expand lockdown to limit sale of non- essential items

Spain: More regions to close domestic borders

Belgium: Non- essential stores closed. Family visits restricted

Greece: Mass closures in high- risk zones. Masks compulsory

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Source: Bloomberg, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
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