Anti-restriction protests in London and Madrid: COVID-19 daily bulletin

· The UK government will fine people who refuse an order to self-isolate up to $13,000 as the country suffers a sharp surge in coronavirus infections.

· Dozens were arrested in the UK's capital, London as police clashed with protestors who are against lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus.

· Protestors in Madrid chanted "for everyone or no one" as 860,000 people were confined to their neighborhoods by new regional restrictions.

· France is planning on putting a new environmental tax on the airline sector on hold as it continues to struggle amid the pandemic, officials confirmed. 

· Munich's "Mini Oktoberfest" kicked off with 50 inn-keepers tapping the first kegs. The main festival, which usually attracts six million visitors, was canceled.

· Hungary's economy will struggle to grow next year unless a COVID-19 vaccine is found, according to the country's finance minister Mihaly Varga. 

· Germany could relax its insolvency rules if companies can show creditors it has a realistic chance of restructuring under new relief measures set out by the government. 

· Britain will have to re-introduce stricter COVID-19 restrictions "sooner rather than later" to slow the spread of the virus, according to former government adviser Neil Ferguson, a professor of epidemiology at London's Imperial College.

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