KING: Europe right now bracing for a long winter because of a second surge of COVID-19 that is already under way. The hardest hit nations at the moment, Czech Republic, Spain and the Netherlands. Fred Pleitgen has this update from Berlin.</s>FRED PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm Fred Pleitgen in Berlin, which has been declared a coronavirus hot spot as this country sees a steep rise in new coronavirus infections. Now, the German Center for Disease Control recorded more than 2,800 new infections in a span of 24 hours for the first time since the middle of April. And while Germany is still faring a lot better than most European countries, Angela Merkel has said she is concerned about the situation also because of the amount of people who are in intensive care and need to be ventilated is also on the rise. Here in Berlin, the local authorities have identified Berlin's vibrant party scene as one of the main culprits for the new rise in infections and they are taking some new fairly drastic measures. They are telling stores, bars, restaurants to shut down in the hours from 11:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M.
E.U. Nations Struggle with Second COVID-19 Wave Ahead of Winter.