Surge in Virus Cases Dampens Europe’s Hopes for Rapid Recovery
An increase in coronavirus cases across Europe threatens to snuff out hopes of a quick recovery as locations from Aberdeen to Catalonia reinstate measures to control the disease.
Spain, Germany and France all recorded jumps in the number of people infected with the virus this week. At the same time, a slew of companies across the continent announced jobs cuts, with industries from travel and hospitality to banking and insurance reeling from the pandemic.
In Spain, one of the worst-affected countries on the continent along with Italy, daily cases climbed to 1,772 in the past 24 hours. That's the highest since the government changed the way it compiled the data on May 25, though it's still well below the figure at the peak of the outbreak. The surge was led by the regions of Aragon and Madrid.
