Prognosis

Europe’s Virus Woes Multiply With Leaders Drifting to Lockdowns

U.K.’s Johnson announces one-month partial shutdown in England
Austria, Greece join big EU economies in tighter restrictions

Closing time at a restaurant, ahead of a national lockdown, in Paris, on Thursday. — Closing time at a restaurant, ahead of a national lockdown, in Paris, on Thursday.
Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Chris Reiter

October 31, 2020 at 5:00 AM UTC

Updated on

November 1, 2020 at 10:29 AM UTC

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson became Europe’s latest leader to retreat from a no-lockdown pledge, faced with a virus pandemic that’s wreaking havoc on government plans and derailing an economic recovery.