Curfews and lockdowns as shaken Europe overtakes US in virus surge

COVID-19 | France imposed curfews while other European nations are closing schools, cancelling surgeries and enlisting student medics as overwhelmed authorities face the nightmare scenario of a Covid-19 resurgence at the onset of winter.

With new cases hitting about 100,000 daily, Europe has by a wide margin overtaken the United States, where more than 51,000 Covid-19 infections are reported on average every day