Countries in Eastern Europe faced major surges in new infections after the holiday season during which people were allowed almost unrestricted access to ski slopes, religious ceremonies and open-air concerts. Over the past week, new daily infections skyrocketed in Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, prompting the authorities there to announce that they were limiting gatherings and widening the mandatory use of face masks.

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