Europe divided on COVID-19 lockdowns as coronavirus cases soar
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A waiter closes a bar in Paris, Thursday Oct. 29. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus.2/24
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People wearing protective masks walk by a bar terrace, in Paris, Thursday Oct. 29. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus.3/24
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People toast as they enjoy their last evening for now on a bar terrace in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 29. France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving coronavirus. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.4/24
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People sit outside a bar in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 29. France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving coronavirus. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.5/24
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People wearing protective masks enter the Republique subway station, in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 29. France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving coronavirus. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.6/24
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A couple wearing a protective masks leaves the Republique subway station in Paris, Thursday, Oct. 29. France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving coronavirus. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.7/24
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People wearing protective masks walk in a street of Paris, Thursday Oct. 29. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus.8/24
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A masked man walks by a bookstore in Paris, Thursday Oct. 29. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus. Shoppers at a Paris farmers' market said they were ready to restrict their freedoms given the rising number of virus-related deaths and COVID patients filling French hospitals. The new measures are set to come into effect at midnight. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.9/24
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A man wear a golden mask costume in Paris, Thursday Oct. 29. Some doctors expressed relief but business owners despaired as France prepared to shut down again for a month to try to put the brakes on the fast-moving virus. Shoppers at a Paris farmers' market said they were ready to restrict their freedoms given the rising number of virus-related deaths and COVID patients filling French hospitals. The new measures are set to come into effect at midnight. Schools are allowed to remain open in this new lockdown, which is gentler than what France saw in the spring. But still a shock to restaurants and other businesses ordered to close their doors in one of the world's biggest economies.10/24
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A man wearing a mask walks in the street in the center of Lyon, central France, Wednesday, Oct. 28.11/24
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Signs in the windor of the hospital Victor Provo read "Covid crisis, all masked" in Roubaix, northern France, Wednesday, Oct. 28.12/24
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People wearing face masks walk down a street in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Wednesday, Oct. 28.13/24
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European Council President Charles Michel, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen put on their protective face mask at the end of a media conference after an EU summit in video conference format at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 29. EU leaders held a video conference to address the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.14/24
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Council President Charles Michel participate in a media conference after an EU summit in video conference format at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 29. EU leaders held a video conference to address the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed quarantine regulations, cross-border contact tracing, and temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU as well as the EU vaccine strategy.15/24
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Ambulance crew work as a patient arrives at the CHR CItadelle hospital in Liege, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 29. Belgium has announced restrictive measures across the country in an effort to curb the fast-rising tide of COVID-19, coronavirus cases.16/24
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European Council President Charles Michel arrives for an EU Summit video conference at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 29. EU leaders hold a video conference to address the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed quarantine regulations, cross-border contact tracing, and temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU as well as the EU vaccine strategy.17/24
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Health workers protest in front of the Palace of the Generalitat, the headquarter of the Government of Catalonia, during a protest against their working conditions in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 29. As more of Spain's regions apply border transit restrictions, the government is seeking parliamentary approval to extend the country's newly declared state of emergency to rein in the resurging coronavirus pandemic until May, a proposal that is rejected by some opposition parties.18/24
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Actors and performers protest against coronavirus restrictions as part of a week of protests in Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Oct. 29. The British government is under pressure to develop a national strategy to combat the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and “rescue Christmas’’ as scientists warn that the number of people hospitalized with the disease could almost triple by the end of next month unless something more is done now.19/24
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Dancers and theaters workers hold banners reading in Italian "don't kill art" as they stage a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, closing gyms, cinemas and movie theaters, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 29.20/24
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A large sign to thank people for coming to London's West End and to stay safe by observing social distancing to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in London, Thursday, Oct. 29. Around 100,000 people are catching the coronavirus every day in England, according to the latest Imperial College London study.21/24
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A man wearing a face mask walks over a bridge with the buildings of the banking district in background in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 29.22/24
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Women walk past a dummy wearing a face mask, in central Athens, Thursday, Oct. 29. Greece is seeing a record-breaking jump in the number of confirmed COVID-19cases for the second consecutive day, with 1,547 new cases announced Wednesday, Oct 28, and 10 new deaths.23/24
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech about German government's policies to combat the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease at the parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 29.24/24
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel adjusts her face mask as she arrives for a speech about German government's policies to combat the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease at the parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 29.
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