The Guardian: Latvia is first country to reimpose lockdown in Europe’s new Covid wave
Baltic state once seen as coronavirus success story announces month of restrictions including curfew
Latvia has announced a month-long Covid-19 lockdown after an unprecedented surge in infections, becoming the first country in Europe to reimpose far-reaching restrictions amid a new wave of cases in countries across the continent.
The Baltic country has one of the highest rates of new Covid cases relative to population in the world, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), after successfully keeping the virus at bay for months.
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WNU Editor: Latvia declared this month lock-down yesterday. Russia declared today a week-off for workers to minimize the spread of Covid-19. Bottom line. I would not be surprised if more European countries declare lock-downs in the coming weeks.
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