The rapid rise of covid in Europe

The European Union is seeing more coronavirus cases than the U.S. as a proportion of population. Now, a number of European countries like France, Italy and the U.K. have reimposed lockdown measures to contain the virus. Plus, the energy costs of working from home. And, the NBA is pulling off biggest political effort in sports history. Guests: Axios' Dave Lawler, Ben Geman, and Kendall Baker. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Dan Bobkoff, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Macron declares state of emergency, curfew as COVID-19 cases rise in France COVID-19 will mean higher winter energy bills Sports stadiums welcome voters, not fans