Prognosis
Europe Tightens Curbs as Leaders Gird for Long Virus Fight
- Paris to close bars, Ireland braces for stringent lockdown
- Germany warns that restrictions could last into next year
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Europe is tightening restrictions to regain control of resurgent coronavirus infections, with Paris closing bars and new curbs likely on the way in Italy and Ireland.
The continent is struggling to control the latest outbreak as opposition to limits on movement mounts and leaders resist the stringent lockdowns that hammered economies in the second quarter. Instead, the approach focuses on a shifting array of measures, which risks being similarly disruptive and less effective.