Europe Is Locking Down Again, but Differently
Lockdown 2.0 has some major changes compared to that of the previous spring
Many things have stayed the same. Europe is once again the epicenter of the global pandemic. The virus is spreading fast, and more Europeans are getting ill. Hospitals are feeling the weight of the disease and, in some places, are on the brink of collapse. Deaths are rising.
More than seven months have passed since Europe faced the first coronavirus wave and started locking down. Now, in the midst of a rapidly growing second wave, more and more countries are going into a second full national lockdown. England, France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Ireland have all entered full lockdown mode. Other countries, such as Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands, are all believed to be heading there as well.
While many things have stayed the same, a lot has changed. The second European lockdown is different compared to the first. These changes embody the hope for an upcoming end of the pandemic, new information gathered in recent months, the trauma of the first lockdown, and current public sentiment.
Lockdown is the very last resort
In mid-March, France went into lockdown. At the time, France saw around 1,000 new daily cases and 20…
