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On the first day of France's return to lockdown, traffic is less dense but steady on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. The measures meant to counter a spike in cases are less strict than France's previous lockdown and provide for the continuation of some professional activites, school, postal and other services. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne holds a meeting on Covid-19 via videoconference with the prefects and directors of regional health agencies, as Europe currently experiences a seventh wave of the epidemic. IMAGES
Images of skyline in the eastern district of Shanghai as millions of people in China's financial hub are confined to their homes on Monday. The eastern half of the city goes into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak. IMAGES
French professor Didier Raoult, director of the Marseille university hospital and microbiologist, has been sanctioned with a "reprimand" by the disciplinary chamber of the Order of Physicians of New Aquitaine, who analysed two complaints filed against him in late 2020. IMAGES
A Viennese Christmas market is quiet and closed on Monday morning as Austria returns to lockdown. The country is shutting shops, restaurants and festive markets in the most dramatic Covid-19 restriction seen in Western Europe for months. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.