But it's also coming with rising political opposition.

Britain is an example.

It has more than 46,000 dead, the highest official death toll in Europe, on around 20,000 new infections every day.

It's also re entering a national lock down starting Thursday, one almost as severe as the one it faced earlier this year.

While some, like opposition labor leader Kier Starmer, question why these curbs weren't brought in sooner, another political figure has announced his opposition.

Nigel Farage, a leading Brexit supporter and friend of U.

S President Donald Trump, said Johnson had quote terrified the UK into submission to accept a lock down.

On Sunday, he announced a rebrand to his Brexit party, which will now be known as Reform UK, and it will now focused on opposing locked down.

It's not clear how popular Farage's argument is within the wider population, but his opposition to new restrictions is reflected elsewhere in Europe.

In Italy, there was violence of protests in Milan and Turin last week against new curbs both France and Germany went back into lock down last week, too.

On announcing new restrictions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized populists who argue that coronavirus is harmless as dangerous and irresponsible.

Lies and disinformation, conspiracy theories and hate damage not only democratic debates but also the fight against the virus.

Across the constant police are continuing to crack down on illegal gatherings such as large parties.

The challenge for national governments isn't just fighting the virus but convincing others the benefits of restrictions outweigh the cost.