Eastern Europe largely escaped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but the picture has changed dramatically with several countries experiencing record infections and deaths.
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A mascot puppet wearing protective mask and glasses is photographed on the dashboard of a coronavirus COVID-19 ambulance in front of a hospital in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 7, 2020 on the first day of the new partial lockdown.
