With local elections taking place in two weeks, local officials are reluctant to reimpose a severe quarantine.

With local elections taking place in two weeks, local officials are reluctant to reimpose a severe quarantine. “The suspension of enterprises and the closure of the city will finally finish off the economy of Poltava and the country as a whole,” Poltava’s Acting Mayor Oleksandr Shamota said addressing a protest by small business owners. Poltava is not alone as The New York Times reports in an overview of Europe: “As Virus Surges in Europe, Resistance to New Restrictions Also Grows.”