Covid-19: Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second wave hits

The second wave of Covid-19 has impacted countries all across Europe. 

Authorities in regions including Italy's three largest cities have imposed curfews in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19, as many of the cases in Lombardy's surging outbreak have occurred in Milan. Picture: Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP

Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with record numbers of daily Covid-19 infections reported in the past two weeks.

Europe reported 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday, as many Southern European countries this week reported their highest number of cases in a single day.