Europe tightens restrictions as UK, Germany widen testing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New coronavirus restrictions have taken effect in Austria and Greece, while Germany and the U.K. announced plans to expand testing for the virus as European nations battled rapidly increasing infections and hospitalizations that are straining health care systems. They follow a partial shutdown that Germany began Monday and tighter rules in Italy, Kosovo and Croatia. Residents in England are also expected to face a near-total lockdown beginning Thursday, with an except