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Tuesday's key updates:
Germany reimposes lockdown in county with causes linked to slaughterhouse
Top-ranked Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and wife test positive for COVID-19
Spain, Germany and Portugal have all seen new cases of coronavirus
Italy added another 218 coronavirus infections to its official count
China has reported 22 new cases of coronavirus, including 13 in Beijing
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Here's what's opening in the UK on July 4
France records 517 new cases of coronavirus
The country eased out of lockdown, opening bars and restaurants from early June but continues to see hundreds of new daily cases.
Italy, meanwhile, recorded 122 new cases of coronavirus.
Both countries recorded low daily death tolls: there were 26 people who died in hospitals in France in 24 hours, and 18 people died in Italy due to COVID-19.
Across Europe, countries have been easing restrictions, but some are concerned that new clusters will create a second wave of infections.
There have been clusters reported in Spain and Germany that have led to new restrictions being imposed.
'It's going to be a long haul', says England's chief medical adviser
But they said although they hope vaccines and therapeutics come soon, there are no guarantees.
Making it a "manageable disease" would mean changes in restrictions, UK officials said.
Whitty said that through the winter and next spring he expects coronavirus to be circulating and the current situation to be in place.
US infectious disease expert Dr Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine
He added that he remains “cautiously optimistic” that a vaccine will be ready at the end of the year.
UK officials asked about outbreaks in meat industry in several countries
The risk that meat is a vector for transmitting the virus is very low, said Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK government's chief scientific adviser.
He said, however, that meat factories were cold and often crowded, making it easier to transmit the virus.
Very often the area of maximum risk are "common areas or social areas," said Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer.
Just 340 coronavirus patients in ventilated beds in UK hospitals
The average number of daily deaths this week is at 121 down from a high of 943 in mid-April.
The UK has confirmed more than 306,000 coronavirus cases and recorded nearly 43,000 deaths.
Watch the briefing here: https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/23/england-will-reopen-pubs-and-restaurants-on-4-july-with-social-distancing-reduced-to-1-met
Germany imposes new lockdown measures in west
Portugal reimposes restrictions in Lisbon region
French contact tracing app has only notified just 14 people of coronavirus contamination risk
Meanwhile just 68 people have used the application to date to prevent people they meet from becoming infected.
The digital secretary said the app had been downloaded 1.9 million times, but uninstalled 460,000 times.
He attributed the low numbers reported in the app to low virus figures even though France has recorded hundreds of new coronavirus cases per day.
Tennis player Novak Djokovic and wife test positive for COVID-19
Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organised in Serbia and Croatia.
The top-ranked Serb is the fourth tennis player to test positive for the virus.
Read more: https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/23/top-ranked-serbian-tennis-star-novak-djokovic-and-wife-test-positive-for-covid-19
Mitigation strategies will be in place as England reopens
Hairdressers will be able to reopen but must use visors.
PM says he will not hesitate to reimpose restrictions if necessary
"If there are localised outbreaks... no one should be penalised for doing the right thing," Johnson said about the furlough scheme that is set to expire in October.
England will reopen pubs and restaurants on 4 July
Hairdressers, outdoor gyms and playgrounds, hotels, cinemas, museums, art galleries, arcades, libraries, and community centres can all reopen.
Nightclubs, indoor gyms, and swimming polls will remain closed. Theatrical performances and concerts will also not be able to take place.
People from more than two households can now meet indoors with social distancing. Groups of six people from multiple households can meet outside.
Places of worship can reopen for prayer and services including weddings with a maximum capacity of 30 people.
Johnson says two-metre social distancing rule to be reduced
Johnson emphasised that people should still remain two metres apart if possible.
COVID-19 infection rate continues to drop, virus not spreading exponentially in England
He said they can now safely ease lockdown in England.
"Caution will remain our watchword," said Johnson.
New Swedish poll shows confidence drops for leaders, yet remains relatively high
A new coronavirus poll showed that confidence has dropped in Swedish leaders over their handling of the coronavirus crisis, but it remains relatively high.
The Ipsos poll, published in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, surveyed over a thousand Swedes in early June.
Some 57% of them said they had "great confidence" in Sweden's public health agency, which was down 12 points from an April survey, according to AFP.
At least 60% of them said they had "great confidence" in chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell who is leading the coronavirus response.
45% of Swedes polled said they had "great confidence" in the authorities' ability to handle the coronavirus crisis - down 11 points from April. But at least 29% said they had "little confidence" in authorities.
Support for Prime Minister Stefan Löfven also fell 10 points to 39% in comparison to the month of May.
Sweden has been criticised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The country did not do a lockdown like many other European countries and has suffered a higher death toll than its Scandinavian neighbours.
Spain reimposes some restrictions in Huesca due to new cluster
There have been several new virus clusters detected since Spain began emerging from its lockdown.
"If the time comes that we have a serious situation, the Government can decree lockdown in a part of the territory, or everywhere," said deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo.
South Africa's coronavirus cases make up nearly one third of cases in Africa
South Africa’s coronavirus cases passed 100,000 with the country making up nearly one third of recorded cases in Africa.
Cases in Gauteng province, home to the capital city of Pretoria and economic hub of Johannesburg, have been rising and now make up more than 20% of South Africa's total.
The country is continuing to ease its lockdown restrictions amid economic pressure despite rising cases.
Africa overall has more than 315,000 cases including more than 8,000 deaths but the true number of cases is likely much higher due to the lack of testing.
France is not making full use of its testing capacity - scientific council member says
"We have a testing capacity that goes up to 100,000 tests per day," he said, but "this testing capacity is not used enough, we are at around 30,000 tests per day".
Fontanet said they should do at least "50,000 tests per day," by testing people who have symptoms of COVID-19, but also by carrying out more test campaigns, such as in markets and streets.
New lockdown in German county after slaughterhouse outbreak
Armin Laschet, the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia state, said Tuesday that people in Guetersloh county should only have contact with their own household or one person from outside.
Laschet said cinemas, fitness studios and bars will be closed, although restaurants can continue to cater to people from the same household.
More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck and thousands have been put under a quarantine to try to halt the outbreak.
Saudi Arabia heavily-curtails Hajj numbers
Another tennis player infected after Novak Djokovic tournament
Another tennis player has tested positive for the coronavirus after taking part in an exhibition series organized by Novak Djokovic in Serbia and Croatia, AP reported.
Viktor Troicki says he and his pregnant wife have both been diagnosed with the virus. The former top-20 player from Serbia played against Djokovic in Belgrade during the first part of the two-leg tour.
Djokovic was the face behind the Adria Tour. The series started in the Serbian capital and then moved to Zadar, Croatia, last weekend.
There were no social distancing measures observed at the matches in either country.
German outbreak centred on meat processing plants: authorities
New infections in Spain, Portugal and Germany
UK expected to re-open bars, restaurants on July 4
Italy sees spike in cases including in Lombardy, former European epicentre
Italy added another 218 coronavirus infections to its official count, evidence that the virus is still circulating in the one-time European epicentre.
Another 23 people died in the past day, one of the lowest day-to-day death tolls and bringing Italy’s total number of confirmed victims to 34,657.
China sees 22 new cases, 13 in Beijing
China has reported 22 new cases of coronavirus, including 13 in Beijing, a day after a city government spokesperson said containment measures had slowed the momentum of a new outbreak in the capital that has infected more than 200 people.
Another nine cases were brought by Chinese travellers from outside the country, seven of them on board a flight from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia that arrived in the western city of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, according to a notice from the provincial government.