LONDON—As the U.S. closed in on 200,000 coronavirus deaths on Sept. 21, the situation deteriorated across Europe, with Britain working to draw up new restrictions, Spain clamping down again in Madrid, and the Czech Republic replacing its health minister with an epidemiologist because of a surge of infections.
The growing push to reimpose tough new measures in Europe to beat back a scourge that was seemingly under control in the spring also contributed to a sharp drop on Wall Street.
