Economics
Europe Braces for Curfews and Lockdowns as Vaccines Awaited
- France set to extend curfew nationwide, Merkel eyes lockdown
- German cases top 2 million, Spain’s new cases hit record
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European governments prepared a raft of tougher measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, putting further strain on economies and political leaders as they seek a faster pace of vaccinations.
France expanded a daily 12-hour curfew nationwide starting Saturday and German Chancellor Angela Merkel is leading toward a tougher lockdown, amid concern that a more-contagious coronavirus variant may cause infections to spiral out of control.