Covid Hot Spots Show Signs Europe’s New Wave May Be Cresting

Covid’s latest wave continues to swell, with infections far surpassing official levels last winter and spring. Look beneath the surface, though, and there are glimmers of hope in some of the worst-hit European countries.

With France, Spain, the U.K. and Italy -- alongside Russia -- all recording more than 1 million cases, the headlines remain grim. As the U.S. surpasses 10 million infections, Europe has been another epicenter of the pandemic’s autumn surge.