Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2020-11-09)

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It’s5:45p.m.,anda smallsquareclosetoRome’s

SpanishStepsis fullofthesoundsofalfrescodiners

andchildrenplaying.Twentyminuteslater,allthat

canbeheardisthescrapingofmetalchairson

cobblestonesaswaiterscloseupforthenight,the

piazzadarkeningastheyturnoffthelights.

Tocurbtheresurgentcoronavirus,Italyhas

mandatedbarsandrestaurantscloseat6 p.m.,

sendingcustomersbacktotheirhomes.It’snota

lockdown—yet—butforRomansit mightaswellbe.

It “feelslike2 a.m.,not6 p.m.,”complainsAngela

Dimauro,pullingherjacketclosedandhermask

higherassheleavesthesquare.

Anearly-eveningendtomealsoutisn’tthe

Italianway,butthechangeisspreadingacross

thecontinent.Germanyis shutteringitsbeertav-

ernsandeateries,andFrancehasmandatedeven

strictermeasures.Aswinterapproaches,Europeis

lockingdownagain.

Withviruscasesanddeathsrisingata fasterrate

inFrance,Italy,andSpainthanintheU.S.,govern-

mentsareelectingtotakemeasurestheyhopewill

quicklycurbcontagionwhileinflictinglessdam-

ageontheeconomythanthefirstwaveofclosures

didinthespring.

Asa result,restrictionsarefocusingonplaces

▲ Le Petit Panisse in

Paris has shut its doors

until Dec. 1

Edited by

Cristina Lindblad

Europe Begins

Lockdown 2.0

Governments order limited closures,

seeking to avoid widespread pain

Bloomberg Businessweek November 9, 2020

PHOTOGRAPHS BY DANIELLA ZALCMAN FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK. DATA: NATIONAL STATISTICAL AGENCIES, BLOOMBERG ECONOMICS