Boris Johnson says Europe is being hit by a second coronavirus wave, as countries bring back restrictions

• Countries across Europe are re-imposing stricter social distancing measures, including curfews and quarantines, after a rise in cases.
• The daily number of coronavirus cases has ticked up in many countries, including Spain, Belgium, and France.
• The World Health Organisation chief said the pandemic 'continues to accelerate' globally and said that global cases had roughly doubled in the last six weeks.
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the continent appears to be at the start of a second wave.
• The UK has reimposed a coronavirus quarantine on arrivals from Spain.
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Europe appears to be at the beginning of a second coronavirus wave, UK prime minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, after a number of countries on the continent started to reimpose lockdown restrictions following an uptick in cases.

The governments of Belgium, Spain, Germany, and France have all introduced new measures including curfews and quarantines in recent days as the World Health Organisation chief said the pandemic "continues to accelerate" globally.

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