Europe Today: Closing schools is latest front in virus fight
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A teacher sits in an empty classroom and prepares materials for children at a closed school in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Amid widespread efforts to curb the new wave of coronavirus infections in one of the hardest hit European countries, the Czech Republic closed again all its schools on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)People wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they wait at a bus stop, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says the aim of Italy's new anti-virus restrictions limiting nightlife and socializing is to head off another generalized lockdown. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)A man runs across an empty medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The Czech Republic has imposed a new series of restrictive measures in response to a record surge in coronavirus infections. Starting Wednesdays all bars and restaurants can only sell takeaway while drinking of alcohol is banned at public places. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A staff member waits for customers at a window set up to sell takeaway food at a restaurant in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The Czech Republic has imposed a new series of restrictive measures in response to a record surge in coronavirus infections. Starting Wednesdays all bars and restaurants can only sell takeaway while drinking of alcohol is banned at public places. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A teacher sits in an empty classroom at a closed school in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Amid widespread efforts to curb the new wave of coronavirus infections in one of the hardest hit European countries, the Czech Republic closed again all its schools on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A teacher sorts drawings in an empty classroom at a closed school in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Amid widespread efforts to curb the new wave of coronavirus infections in one of the hardest hit European countries, the Czech Republic closed again all its schools on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A man wearing a face mask works in his computer at a coffee shop downtown Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. The Czech Republic is imposing a new series of restrictive measures in response to a record surge in coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Andrej Babis says that all bars, restaurants and clubs will be closed, starting on Wednesday Oct. 14, 2020, while drinking of alcohol is banned at public places.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek)A woman cries during a protest organised by restaurant and bar owners in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2020. Authorities in northeastern Spain ordered shut all bars and restaurants for two weeks. Restaurant and bar owners protested the measure in Catalonia, saying that they already suffered a huge hit when closed in the nationwide lockdown in the spring. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)People walk in the empty Tuileries gardens Wednesday, Oct.14, 2020 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron is giving a nationally televised interview Wednesday night to speak about the virus, his first in months. French media reports say Macron will also step up efforts on social media to press the need for virus protections among young people. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)A woman wears a face mask in Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Northern Ireland introducing the tightest COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, closing schools for two weeks and pubs and restaurants for a month. This is not the time for trite political points," First Minister Arlene Foster told lawmakers at the regional assembly in Belfast. This is the time for solutions." (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
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A teacher sits in an empty classroom and prepares materials for children at a closed school in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Amid widespread efforts to curb the new wave of coronavirus infections in one of the hardest hit European countries, the Czech Republic closed again all its schools on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
