European countries including Britain, France and Germany are on track to ease their coronavirus lockdowns for the Christmas holidays. The countries’ leaders are willing to take this risk despite the possibility that lifting restrictions could cause COVID-19 cases to skyrocket. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with David Heymann, a professor of infectious disease at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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