(VOVWORLD) - Europe’s new COVID-19 cases have doubled in five weeks, propelling the region yesterday cross the bleak milestone of 10 million total infections, according to a Reuters tally.
 A waiter checks the final revenue as he closes a bar terrace in Paris on October 17, 2020. (Source: AAP ) |
Just last month, both Latin America and Asia reported over 10 million total cases in their regions. The United States alone has over 9 million cases with a rapidly accelerating outbreak.
While Europe almost took nine months to record its first 5 million COVID-19 cases, the next 5 million cases were reported in slightly over a month, according to a Reuters analysis.
Amid the surging cases, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have announced nationwide lockdowns for at least the next month that are almost as strict as the restrictions in March and April. Portugal has imposed a partial lockdown and Spain and Italy are tightening restrictions.