Europe Scrambles To Contain Rise In Coronavirus Cases

A municipal worker sprays disinfectant on a pavement as a man wearing face mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus walks at Ermou Street, Athens’ main shopping area, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Greece is tightening restrictions in the greater Athens region, stepping up testing and creating quarantine hotels due to an increase in COVID-19 infections after Athenians returned from their summer holidays. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Political pressure grew Monday in Europe for governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a springstyle lockdown that would hit the continent’s struggling economies.

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