Second Wave of Coronavirus fears EU

There is a strong fear that new wave of coronavirus is starting to jump up again in Europe because of re-openings, meanwhile, United States is trying hard to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

As soon as travel limitations relieved in mid-June, Europeans rushed to sunny Spain. But a month on, the number of coronavirus cases there has multiplied significantly. It's the biggest rise on the continent, but there have also been spikes in France, Germany and Belgium.

As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "I'm afraid you are starting to see in some places the signs of a second wave of the pandemic," as his government reimposed restrictions on anyone coming into the U.K. from Spain. Anyone returning to UK must self-quarantine for two weeks, which has ruined holiday plans of various people, including many who just managed to make it into Spain before the restrictions were suddenly reimposed over the weekend.

On the other hand, Spanish officials have criticized the U.K. policy as unnecessary, and even illogical as most parts of Spain still have lower infection rates than many British regions.

In Germany, public health authorities have set up free COVID-19 testing stations at airports, and warned Germans to avoid coronavirus hotspots in Spain. The majority of the rush in cases has been seen around Barcelona, in the country's northeast.

Severe lockdowns this spring left some of the most well-known tourist sites in the world creepily abandoned, yielding virtually unique scenes of misery at places like the Eiffel Tower and Rome's Trevi Fountain.

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