New Covid-19 restrictions take effect in Austria and Greece 

Nations are scrambling to get ahead of the virus that has rampaged across the globe

A medical worker wearing protective gear collects a swab from a commuter during rapid tests for COVID-19 at Syntagma station, the busiest metro station, in central Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Greece has been experiencing a resurgence of the virus, with the number of new daily cases, most in the Greek capital, often topping 400, and both deaths and the number of those in intensive care units rising. Picture: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP

New coronavirus restrictions have taken effect in Austria and Greece, while Germany and Britain have announced plans to expand testing for the virus as European nations battle rapidly increasing infections and hospital cases straining their health care systems.

The moves followed a partial shutdown that Germany began on Monday and tighter rules in Italy, Kosovo, and Croatia.