Coming soon to the United States... Shutdown #2. Presume it will largely affect the blue states, while the red states ignore it.
I say "United States", but we'll see how much longer this experiment lasts.
"France became on Sunday the European country worst hit by the coronavirus second spike, which hit the continent and the U.K. over the summer with unexpected intensity. The local and regional lockdowns proliferating in most countries now threaten the region with another devastating economic blow.
- French authorities said on Sunday that more than 52,000 cases had been registered in the previous 24 hours, doubling from the previous week’s daily average. France now has the largest number of persons infected in Europe, and the fifth-largest in the world behind the U.S., India, Brazil, and Russia.
- Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Sunday that all bars and restaurants in the country would close from 6 p.m., starting today. Theaters, cinemas, gyms, and swimming pools will be shut as well. The measures will remain in place for one month. “We cannot lower our guard,” Conte warned.
- A new state of emergency was announced on Sunday in Spain by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, which would allow the central government to impose nighttime curfews or even the banning of inter-regional travel. “We are living in an extreme situation,” Sánchez said."