Last week’s 750 billion-euro ($877 billion) Covid-19 rescue fund marked a high point in the EU’s economic plan.

But a new flare-up in infections on the continent is a grim reminder of the more immediate epidemiological threat: a potential second wave trib.al/wZ3Q5QM

Cases are rising at the fastest pace since lockdowns were lifted, although overall infections remain much lower than the outbreak’s April peak.

In Spain, new daily cases are over 2,000, driven by spikes in areas such as Aragon and Catalonia trib.al/wZ3Q5QM

In some places, nightclubs are now being closed and curfews are being applied on bars.

Belgium's increase in infections has forced the government to roll out tougher social-distancing measures, such as limiting face-to-face interactions trib.al/wZ3Q5QM