On Thursday, A Z, Germany and France each prepared to enter nationwide lockdowns.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a month long locked down from November 2nd, which will include the closure of restaurants, gyms and theaters.

Restrictions were also imposed to limit indoor gatherings to to households as concerns that hospitals will be overwhelmed.

Mount Berliners were coming to terms with the latest government measures, including local resident Johannes Mayr, to get fasten the odds live earlier.

This has been going on for nearly a year.

Okay, the measures are correct but it can't be that we wind the economy down again.

So many people are suffering restaurants, the travel industry.

I work in consultancy and see it all.

It isn't manageable, etcetera except one.

Merkel also said on Thursday that preparations for coronavirus vaccination program in Germany were underway.

Frantz swiftly joined Germany in announcing it will be re entering locked down in order to turn the tide against a second wave of covert 19 Yeah.

President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation to say it was needed to stop the virus spiraling out of control.

Their month long rules come into force on Friday and have some key differences to what's happening in Germany.

People have to stay in their homes accepted by essential goods, seek medical attention or use their daily one hour allocation of exercise.

Schools and nurseries will remain open, but scientists have already cast out on how effective the measures will be.

The actions of France and Germany have not gone unnoticed in the UK have added pressure for it to rethink its own locked down policy.

For now, Britain, which is also one of Europe's biggest economies, has said it is sticking to regional measures in an attempt to control the virus.