The number of coronavirus deaths and
contagions in Europe continues to grow, but many countries have
started to officially announce the first easing of their
restrictive measures.
In Spain, where the number of deaths linked to the pandemic
has passed 22,000 and the number of confirmed cases stands at
213,000, children will be free to go out one hour a day within a
radius of a kilometre from their home.
The number of deaths in France has gone over the 21,000 mark,
including fatalities in hospitals, care homes and facilities for
the disabled. But for the first time in several weeks, the
number of people in hospital has gone below 30,000. And the
country is set to reopen its schools on May 11.
The general lockdown in the United Kingdom, introduced by
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on March 23 and subsequently
renewed, will be subject to a second review on May 3.
But at the moment, the government considers it premature to
even talk about an exit strategy, given that the numbers of
deaths and contagions in the country are still high: 18,700 and
138,000 respectively.
The situation remains dramatic in the United States, where
coronavius deaths have passed 46,000 and the number of positive
cases is over 842,000, according to the latest figures from
Johns Hopkins University.
Beijing, meanwhile, has announced a donation of a further 30
million dollars to the WHO to support the fight against
COVID-19.
The move, announced by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng
Shuang, follows an initial donation of 20 million dollars and
comes amid the suspension of US funding to the UN agency that
President Donald Trump decided to impose.
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