Clashes break out on Oct 26 during a protest against measures imposed by the authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy. (Photos: AFP)

Medical workers escort a COVID-19 patient to an evacuation plane at Nimes-Garon Airport in Saint-Gilles, France, on Tuesday.

A restaurant prepares to close in Rome, Italy, on Oct 26 as the country battles a second wave of COVID-19.