⁍ France and Germany have imposed controls almost as strict as the lockdowns of the first phase of the crisis in March and April.

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⁍ Britain, the country with the largest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, said it would stick with a system of local lockdowns.

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⁍ Germany has set aside some 10 billion euros to help small businesses hit by the new measures.

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– France and Germany have joined Britain in imposing new restrictions on the H1N1 virus, shutting down bars, restaurants, and most businesses, while allowing schools and most businesses to remain open. But Britain, the country with the largest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, said it would stick with a system of local lockdowns despite a new study which showed cases in England doubling every nine days, Reuters reports. “The judgement of the government today is that a blanket national lockdown is not appropriate, would do more harm than good,’ Housing Minister Robert Jenrick told Times Radio. Germany has set aside some $11.8 billion to help small businesses hit by the new measures, but Germany’s economy minister said the economy is not experiencing an industrial collapse as it did in the initial phase of the pandemic. “(The economy) is so strong that we can avoid sliding into a long period of recession,” he said. However, he added output will not return to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2022.