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The number of confirmed cases in the US rose on Tuesday to 1,002,498. The US now accounts for nearly a third of all infections worldwide.
UK health minister says 4,343 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in British care homes since Easter
Most French businesses - except cafés, bars, and restaurants - can reopen on May 11
France's top football league has 2019/20 season scrapped - French PM
Germany's COVID-19 infection rate rises after lockdown lifted
Scrap passengers’ right to ticket refunds, airline lobbyists tell Brussels
EU denies it bowed to Beijing pressure over COVID-19 disinformation report
'If I eat lunch, I don't eat dinner': Coronavirus lockdown punishes Spain's poorest
Greece to begin lifting lockdown restrictions on May 4.
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Irish PM, a medical doctor, lends helping hand to frontline workers
Belgium to recruit 2,000 people to track down new cases
Italian death toll rises by 382
US infections now above 1 million
France's death toll now at 23,660
Pope Francis tells faithful to obey lockdowns
Pope Francis waded into the church-state debate about virus-imposed lockdowns of religious services, calling Tuesday for “prudence and obedience” to government protocols to prevent infections from surging again.
Francis’ appeal came just two days after Italian bishops bitterly complained that the Italian government offered no provisions for Masses to resume in its plan to reopen Italian business, social and sporting life starting May 4.
British Airways announces plan to cut 12,000 jobs
'Weak evidence' that face masks reduce transmission
UK testing capacity currently at 73,400 a day
UK records more than 4,300 care home deaths
Greece to start lifting restrictions on May 4
UK daily death toll rises by 586
Italians to purchase masks for 50 cents a piece
He said the wide distribution was due to new production plants manufacturing the masks, and that he hoped up to 30 millions could be distributed a day by September.
Icelandair to lays off 2,000 employees due to pandemic
The Icelandic flag carrier said the 2,000 lay-offs would happen across the company, but that crew, maintenance and ground operations would be affected the most.
Remaining staff will mostly be working in part-time roles, and those still in full-time roles will be taking a pay cut.
Exiting lockdown is 'delicate ridgeline', warns French PM
"We must protect the French without immobilising France to the point that it might collapse. It is a delicate ridgeline that we need to follow," Edouard Philippe said.
"Too much carelessness and the epidemic will start again, too much prudence and the whole country will sink. The objective of the strategy I have just set out is to allow us to hold this ridgeline," he added.
State of health emergency to be extended in France
People over-65 urged to remain confined beyond May 11
Social life: what will open in France and when?
Cross-country travel will be discouraged: French PM
French PM urges firms to continue teleworking as much as possible
Face masks mandatory in secondary schools, not necessary in pre-schools: French PM
Lifting of restrictions will not be the same across the whole of France
First phase to run from May 11 to June 2: French PM
French PM warns de-confinement might be delayed if indicators are not where they should be
France to ramp up testing capacity to 700,000 a week from May 11: PM
French PM assures there'll be enough face masks when restrictions start being lifted
"We must learn to live with the virus", says French PM
"We are going to have to live with the virus. Given that no vaccine is available in the short term, no treatment has shown its effectiveness to date and we are far from having achieved the famous group immunity. The virus will continue to circulate among us, it is not exciting, but it is a fact," Edouard said.
'Serious' risk of a second wave: Philippe
The lockdown saved at least 62,000 people in France: Philippe
"Never in the history of our country have we known such a situation, not during the wars, nor during the occupation," Edouard told MPs.
"If the lockdown was a necessary step, it could cause deleterious effects if it lasts too long," he added, stressing that a study has shown that without confinement measures, the country could have recorded an additional 62,000 deaths.
French PM unveils lockdown exit strategy
Scotland moves guidance to advise citizens wear face coverings
Announcing the changes, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said this guidance did not apply to children under two years of age, nor to asthma sufferers.
She added that the guidance was not mandatory nor would it be enforced - but she said this is something that would remain constantly under review.
Hairdressers, dentists and tattoo parlours reopen in Switzerland as lockdown eased
More than a third of people in Italy's virus epicentre may have had COVID-19
Read more about the findings here.
Latvia to begin consdering easing restrictions
He said his relaxing of measures would be a gradual process, and that decision on how to do it would be made in the next week.
Ukrainian farmers protest market closures as produce wasted
Business owners in the southern Kherson region have also been protesting against foreign produce being imported in the meantime.
But these markets are now due to reopen on Friday as long as social distancing measures are followed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
UK insists it won't ask for a Brexit extension
Michael Gove told a select committee that he hoped that by not seeking an extension, it would instead "concentrate the minds of EU negotiators, reinforcing the vital importance of coming to a conclusion."
But the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier - who recently recovered from coronavirus himself - said negotiations last week were "disappointing", adding that the UK would not "engage seriously" on a number of topics.
Serbian parliament sits for first time since outbreak
It comes as Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic faces criticism from EU leaders and Serbian opposition due to his enacting of a state of emergency without consulting parliament.
Austria to lift restrictions further
This relaxation of measures, in place until the end of June, will include staggered re-openings of different sectors throughout next month, according to tourism minister Elisabeth Kostinger.
Restaurants and cafes will be able to open from May 15, while hotels will have to wait a little longer until May 29.
Anschober stressed that while this meant people could go outside more often, they would still need to respect social distancing measures.
Masks will continued to be a requirement, and distancing of at least 1 metre will be in place for people outside the household.
Events larger than 10 people are prohibited, while an exception is made for funerals - where up to 30 people can attend.
Shops will also have reduced capacity, meaning only one customer for every 10 square metres.
Top New York doctor treating coronavirus patients takes her own life
Her father Dr Philip C Breen told the Times his daughter had recovered from the virus herself and returned to work - but had recently seemed detached.
He said she had described to him the huge volume of patients being brought into her hospital, with some dying before they had even left the ambulance.
"She was truly in the trenches of the front line," he said, adding: "She tried to do her job, and it killed her."
UN Secretary-General warns that extremists are taking advantage of COVID-19 lockdown to recruit youth
António Guterres said on Monday that extremist groups were increasing their activity on social media to recruit young people who are spending more time online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guterres was speaking at a virtual UN Security Council meeting on youth, peace and security.
He said that one in five young people is not in "education, training or employment" and one in four young people "is affected by violence or conflict".
"When such a cycle takes hold, it is all too easy for extremist groups to exploit the anger and despair, and the risk of radicalisation climbs," said Guterres.
"We can already see such groups taking advantage of the COVID-19 lockdowns, intensifying their efforts on social media to spread hatred and to recruit young people who may be spending more time at home and on line."
Trump 'can't imagine why' there was a reported spike in people asking about injecting themselves with disinfectants
Trump said he "can't imagine why" there's a spike in people asking about injecting themselves with disinfectants and said he did not take responsibility for it.
Remarks the US president made about the possibility of injecting the body with disinfectants to cure COVID-19 prompted hundreds of hotline phone calls about whether it would work, US media reported.
Trump had mused about disinfectant such as bleach and alcohol, stating, "is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?"
New Zealand's top health official Dr Ashley Bloomfield responded with stunned silence when asked about Trump's comments.
Scandinavian Airlines to lay off 5,000 full-time staff in Denmark, Norway and Sweden due to pandemic
This includes 1,900 full-time positions in Sweden, 1,300 in Norway and 1,700 in Denmark, the statement said.
"As a result of COVID-19, demand is expected to be significantly affected during the remainder of 2020 and it will take some years before demand returns to the levels experienced before the outbreak," the airline said in a statement.
The leading Scandinavian airline carries 30 million passengers annually.
"We will now work intensively together with trade union representatives and others to identify solutions so that as few people as possible are affected. Furthermore, we remain ready to quickly ramp-up operations and reduce the number of affected positions if demand recovers more quickly,” said CEO Rickard Gustafson.
Olympics could be difficult to hold without effective coronavirus vaccine, head of Japan's medical association says
“I hope vaccines and drugs will be developed as soon as possible,” Japan Medical Association President Yoshitake Yokokura said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
The 2020 Olympics that were meant to take place this summer have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The key is a situation with the infections at that point. If the infections are under control only in Japan, it will still be difficult to hold the games unless the pandemic is over in the rest of the world,” he said.
Experts have estimated that a vaccine could take between a year and 18 months. Several vaccines are already in clinical trials.
Japan has 13,576 reported virus cases, plus 712 others from a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo earlier this year, with 389 deaths, the health ministry said Tuesday.
French government will reveal plan to gradually lift lockdown measures
The plan will be presented this afternoon at 3:00 pm CET in parliament by French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.
New Zealand reopens roughly 75% of its economy
People in New Zealand gathered at the beach and queued at fast food restaurants as social distancing restrictions were relaxed in the country.
The stricter lockdown restrictions had been in place for over a month but now many workers in areas such as forestry and construction are returning to work.
Some schools opened and people were allowed to extend their household to members of extended family.
"This if anything is a riskier time, because we are moving into a phase where there will be more contact with each other," said Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in an interview.
Donald Trump wants to hold China accountable for coronavirus outbreak
In remarks at a press conference on Monday, the US president said the virus could have been "stopped at the source".
"We are not happy with China. We are not happy with that whole situation because we believe it could have been stopped at the source. It could have been stopped quickly and it wouldn't have spread all over the world," he said.