As some European countries see some promising signs that their latest lockdowns are slowing the pace of COVID-19, the progress raises new questions about how to unwind the measures in a way that prevents a third wave of infections at the start of the new year.Over the weekend and through today, the world added about 2 million cases, putting the global COVID-19 total just over the 59 million mark.
The total today climbed to 59,004,131 cases, and 1,393,736 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Europe grapples with restrictionsThe European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today updated its projections up to Christmas, based on two different scenarios: that current restrictions