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A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past a pub in Dublin on Monday as Ireland is poised to be the first EU country to reimpose a national lockdown over second wave of COVID-19. Europe and North America should follow the example of Asian states by persevering with anti-COVID measures and quarantining anyone who comes into contact with infected people, a World Health Organization expert said on Monday. Europe has recorded up to 8,500 deaths in the past week — and half the countries have seen a 50 percent rise in COVID-19 cases, Mike Ryan, the body’s top emergency expert,...
