France and Spain have recorded their biggest daily spikes in new coronavirus cases in weeks

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• France and Spain record their biggest daily spikes in new coronavirus infections in weeks.
• Spain recorded its highest number of daily cases since June on Wednesday, while France recorded the highest increase since May.
• The latest figures come amid warnings that second wave of the virus has already started across Europe.
• The French government's top scientific body this week warned that France risked tipping into a situation like Spain's, and said a second wave was highly likely later this year.
• Countries across Europe have struggled to contain rising daily infection rates as they eased lockdown measures in a bid to revive economies which have faltered since the beginning of the pandemic.
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France and Spain have recorded big daily spikes in new coronavirus infections amid fears that Europe is undergoing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Countries across Europe have struggled to contain rising daily infection rates as they eased lockdown measures in a bid to revive economies which have faltered since the beginning of the pandemic.

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