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Added on the 15/12/2020 12:21:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Berlin's streets are quiet and non-essential shops are closed as Germany goes into a partial lockdown until January 10 in a bid to halt an rise in coronavirus infections. IMAGES
Across England, non-essential shops in "Tier 2" reopen, including in central London's Oxford Circus, following a four-week lockdown imposed to stop surging rates of Covid-19 infection, ease pressure on health services, and to allow families to gather for Christmas. IMAGES
Images of Warsaw's city centre as most shops and cultural institutions close in order to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. IMAGES
The last passers-by rush to take the metro, while restaurants close their doors in Place de la Bastille in Paris a few minutes before curfew takes effect, a measure taken for at least four weeks by the government after an alarming surge in Covid-19 cases. IMAGES
South African police patrol the streets of Soweto on the 4th day of the nationwide lockdown. Ensuring that informal businesses and smaller shops remain closed is proving to be a challenge in the country's poorer areas. IMAGES