By MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday ordered nightlife establishments to close and banned drinking on the street in an effort to stem a coronavirus resurgence - measures that caused anger and dismay in the hard-hit hospitality sector.Smoking in public places where keeping a safe distance from people is impossible was also banned, Health Minister Salvador Illa told a news conference.Bars and restaurants will have to down their shutters by 1 a.m. as part of the new restrictions, Illa said.The minister also advised against gatherings of more than 10 people and specifically warned young people...…By MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday ordered nightlife establishments to close and banned drinking on the street in an effort to stem a coronavirus resurgence - measures that caused anger and dismay in the hard-hit hospitality sector.Smoking in public places where keeping a safe distance from people is impossible was also banned, Health Minister Salvador Illa told a news conference.Bars and restaurants will have to down their shutters by 1 a.m. as part of the new restrictions, Illa said.The minister also advised against gatherings of more than 10 people and specifically warned young people...WW…

By , , MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities said on Friday they would turn a Madrid conference centre into a giant military hospital for coronavirus patients, as Europe’s second-worst outbreak claimed another 235 lives and the government warned the worst days lay ahead.Spain’s worst single-day death toll yet brought the country’s total fatalities above 1,000.Spain has swiftly followed Italy to become the second European country where hundreds of people are being killed by the coronavirus daily. The death toll shows little sign of slowing.Some 5,500 hospital beds, including intensive care...…By , , MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish authorities said on Friday they would turn a Madrid conference centre into a giant military hospital for coronavirus patients, as Europe’s second-worst outbreak claimed another 235 lives and the government warned the worst days lay ahead.Spain’s worst single-day death toll yet brought the country’s total fatalities above 1,000.Spain has swiftly followed Italy to become the second European country where hundreds of people are being killed by the coronavirus daily. The death toll shows little sign of slowing.Some 5,500 hospital beds, including intensive care...WW…

By , PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - Europe faces a lengthy battle against the coronavirus at least until mid-2021, France warned on Friday, as anxious governments introduced ever more restrictions to curb the disease once again accelerating through the continent.Europe’s daily infections have more than doubled in the last 10 days, reaching a total of 7.8 million cases and about 247,000 deaths, as a second wave right before winter has crushed economic revival hopes.“When I listen to scientists I see that projections are for at best until next summer,” French President Emmanuel Macron said during a...…By , PARIS/MADRID (Reuters) - Europe faces a lengthy battle against the coronavirus at least until mid-2021, France warned on Friday, as anxious governments introduced ever more restrictions to curb the disease once again accelerating through the continent.Europe’s daily infections have more than doubled in the last 10 days, reaching a total of 7.8 million cases and about 247,000 deaths, as a second wave right before winter has crushed economic revival hopes.“When I listen to scientists I see that projections are for at best until next summer,” French President Emmanuel Macron said during a...WW…