The coronavirus has killed more than 1.8 million people globally, according to a tally from official sources, but experts fear the worst is yet to come.
French police booked hundreds of New Year revellers for flouting anti-COVID measures at an illegal rave.
In Bangkok, the city s nightlife shut down following a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom s rising coronavirus toll.
Devotees wearing face masks pray to ancient Buddha statues to mark the start of the new year at the Marble Temple, in Bangkok on 1 January.
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Public schools in the Thai capital are to close for two weeks.
An outbreak last month at a massive seafood market has led to a resurgence of the virus in Thailand, with infections detected in 53 of the kingdom s 77 provinces.
Lockdowns, curfews as nations fight resurgent virus
By AFP - Jan 03,2021 - Last updated at Jan 03,2021
People, some of them wearing a protective face mask, walk at the Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills) park in Moscow on Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Russia confirmed 24,150 new daily COVID-19 cases including 3,851 in Moscow and 1,539 in Moscow region (AFP photo)
PARIS Countries across the world tightened restrictions on their populations Saturday to fight a resurgence in the coronavirus, as the European Union offered to help drug companies expand vaccine production to improve distribution bottlenecks .
From local curfews to complete lockdowns, governments are trying to tackle a surge in cases.
France tightens curfew as illegal mass rave ends
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Paris (AFP)
Millions in France faced tightened curfew restrictions Saturday to combat a high rate of coronavirus cases, as police booked hundreds of New Year revellers for flouting anti-Covid measures at an illegal rave in the country.
The coronavirus has killed more than 1.8 million people globally since emerging in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.
But experts believe the worst is yet to come, predicting a sharp rise in cases and deaths after weeks of holiday gatherings.
In Bangkok, the city s nightlife went quiet as a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales went into effect, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom s rising coronavirus toll.