London (CNN) Tens of millions more people across Europe face tougher coronavirus restrictions going into the weekend as countries across the region battle to bring down rising infection rates . Ireland on Thursday became the first country in Europe to reimpose a national lockdown. Ireland has reimposed a national lockdown for six weeks in a bid to combat the rise in cases of the virus. Greece recorded an additional 882 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a fresh daily record. The daily record for new infections was set Tuesday with 3,180 new cases, according to JHU figures.

Source: CNN October 23, 2020 11:09 UTC