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Curfews Spread Around Europe as French Cases Top 40,000

France’s coronavirus cases jump by a record 41,622 Thursday
France, Greece and Slovakia are using curfews to quell spread

Police officers check a pedestrians paperwork as a curfew comes into effect in Paris, France, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. President Emmanuel Macron will confine residents of nine of the country's biggest cities to their homes between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for four weeks starting on Saturday.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Rudy Ruitenberg

October 22, 2020 at 2:05 PM EDT

Updated on

October 23, 2020 at 1:54 AM EDT

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European governments began to deploy curfews more widely, as the coronavirus pandemic gained momentum across the continent and France reported more than 40,000 new cases for the first time.

Daily infections are hitting records around Europe, and cases in France surged by 41,622 Thursday. Against that backdrop, authorities are expanding a curfew beyond Paris and other large cities, with some 46 million people told to stay at home from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Friday at midnight.