Coronavirus: Europe struggles to contain surge of cases
by Jon Henley, Europe correspondent, Kim Willsher in from on (#58TE2)
Rise in infection rate in Paris as Spanish authorities clash over Madrid lockdown
Bars in Paris have been ordered to close for two weeks, Madrid residents may no longer leave their city and Ireland is set to introduce tighter national restrictions as governments struggle to contain a Europe-wide surge in Covid-19 cases.
As infections in the Paris area rose to 270 for every 100,000 people - and as high as 500 for every 100,000 among 20- to 30-year-olds - with 36% of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients, the city's police chief said bars must close from Tuesday.
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