European nations tighten anti-coronavirus measures

BRUSSELS: Amid a resurgence of fresh coronavirus cases across Europe, several countries in the continent have tightened their measures against the pandemic and in an effort to curb the further spreading of the disease.

While Germany and France saw their infection tallies hit new single-day highs on Thursday, the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, Austria, Croatia and Lithuania have all reported new daily records since pandemic began, reports Xinhua news agency.