LONDON – European governments are stepping up restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, from reimposing shutdowns, setting curfews to closing bars and restaurants.

Ireland has become the first European country to return to a nationwide shutdown as Covid-19 cases rise, and the Czech Republic is following in its footsteps.

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