European countries are likely to impose more restrictions on public life in the coming days, analysts have said, as the number of daily coronavirus infections continues to rise rapidly.
"Expect lots more restrictions over the days and weeks ahead, especially in Europe," Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note Monday. "The fact that the virus is already spreading quite rapidly is a big worry."
On Monday, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said rising coronavirus infection numbers in countries like France, Austria and the Netherlands were "worrying" and that Germany would sooner or later import cases from there, Reuters reported. He added that countries like Spain had infection dynamics "that are likely out of control."
As cases rise, however, more drastic measures are being considered, with the U.K. among those mulling whether to introduce a second, "mini" national lockdown to act as what has been described as a "circuit breaker" to stop the virus spreading. The country's government is also considering more restrictive measures such as a 10.00 p.m. curfew that would force cafes, bars and restaurants to close early.
"They pretty much all don't want a further wide scale lockdown but they also don't want the virus to spread. Its not going to be easy to solve for both and as such it's going to be a pretty difficult few months ahead if September is seeing numbers as high as they are already.
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