PARIS: A French doctor warned Monday (Tuesday in Manila) that his country had “lost control of the epidemic,” a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases as nations across Europe enact more sweeping restrictions to try to slow surging infection rates.

Spain — the first European country to surpass 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases — declared a state of emergency Sunday that included a nationwide overnight curfew, a cap of six people on social gatherings and possible travel bans in and out of the hardest-hit regions.

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