EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the EU needs to establish common rules on quarantines and Covid-19 testing to end a confusing patchwork of rules across the bloc. The commission also warned that EU governments are unprepared for the new surge in cases and recommended shared mechanisms to roll out vaccines when they are available. Italy the governor of Campania in has imposed a 22:00 curfew over the Halloween weekend in Naples and surrounding areas after calling Halloween a “stupid American extravagant“.