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| - As Europe struggles to contain a new surge in coronavirus infections, governments are imposing lockdowns, curfews, restaurant closures and many other measures. Here is a summary of the current restrictions: Ireland will on Wednesday night become the first European country to return to a national coronavirus lockdown, with everyone asked to "stay at home" for six weeks. Schools will remain open. Wales will also reimpose a full lockdown from Friday for two weeks. In Greece the authorities last week locked down the northern region of Kozani, home to 150,000 people, until October 29. Other countries have adopted more targeted measures. France imposed a month-long night time curfew on October 17 in nine cities, including Paris, affecting nearly 20 million people. Belgium has also introduced a month-long curfew and Slovenia will follow suit from Tuesday. Under a state of emergency, 4.5 million people in and around Spain's capital Madrid have been barred since October 2 from leaving the city except for work, school or medical reasons, until October 23. In Slovenia, movement between the country's 12 regions is banned. European countries have imposed different limits on how many people can get together in private. In England, for example, everyone is banned from holding social gatherings of more than six people from outside their household, and gatherings are entirely banned in high risk areas in the north. Europe's restaurants and cafes have borne the full brunt of the virus crackdown, as governments struggle to ensure social distancing. On October 19, Belgium closed down cafes and restaurants for four weeks, while in Northern Ireland they are shut until mid-November. In Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia they were closed for two weeks on October 15, and they are also shuttered in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. In other countries, including England, Germany, Hungary and Poland bars and restaurants must call last orders early. As well as imposing the wearing of masks on the vast majority of school children, some countries are limiting access to school. In Slovenia only primary school children can go to school, with the older having to follow online courses. In the Czech Republic all education is taking place at a distance, until November 2. In Moscow older pupils from sixth to final grade are also learning from home. In Northern England three field hospitals set up earlier this year have been told to prepare for patients. In the Czech Republic the army is to build in the space of 10 days a field hospital in the Prague suburbs. Warsaw's national stadium will also partially be transformed into a temporary hospital from the end of the week. Britain obliges people arriving from a long list of countries to go into quarantine for two weeks, while Latvia imposes a 10-day quarantine for visitors from most countries. Hungary has closed its borders until November 1. In Italy state employees have to do three quarters of their working hours at home, and teleworking has been the rule in Belgium since October 19. It is being strongly encouraged in many other countries. burs-jmy/eab/jxb
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