On Thursday several nations continued to report record daily spike in COVID-19 cases, including France which saw 41,622 new infections and Spain which added 20,986 more cases. While the French government placed two-thirds of the country under night curfew, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday asked Spaniards to act responsibly instead of announcing new restrictions to contain the new outbreak of the deadly virus.

France, which is among the several European nations battling a new wave, extended its night curfew that took effect from Friday midnight, reported BBC. The curfew from 9 pm to 6 am will remain in place for six weeks and will affect around 46 million people, announced PM Jean Castex. "The second wave is now under way," BBC quoted Castex as saying. In Spain, the government has admitted that the new outbreak was out of control, according to a report in the Guardian. The region of Castilla and Leon even asked the central government on Friday to impose a night curfew, but received no response. In a televised address later, PM Sanchez said, "If we don't follow precautions, we are putting the lives of those we love most at risk. What we have to do is reduce mobility and social contact. There is no other solution."