Using plastic markers, Greek workers defy ban to mark Labour Day
Greek workers and students wearing masks and gloves lined up outside parliament to commemorate May Day, defying a government ban on movement imposed to fight the coronavirus.
Japan’s Abe says leaning toward extending state of emergency on May 4
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would review the state of emergency over the coronavirus epidemic on May 4, and was leaning towards extending it by roughly a month.
Spain’s coronavirus death toll climbs to 24,824: health ministry
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose to 24,824 on Friday as 281 more people died from causes related to the disease overnight, the health ministry said.
Japan’s coronavirus containment needs to stay until cases fall more: experts
Japan needs to keep its coronavirus containment policies in place until the number of cases falls more, experts said on Friday, with the government set to decide on whether to maintain a state of emergency.
China’s Hubei to lower emergency coronavirus response level: Xinhua
China’s central province of Hubei will lower its coronavirus emergency response level from the highest to second-highest level from Saturday, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing a local official.
Nepali rescuers recover bodies of South Korean trekker, guide
Rescuers in Nepal recovered the bodies of a South Korean trekker and a local guide on Friday, an official said, the last of a group of seven who went missing in January after being struck by an avalanche in the Annapurna region.
Tourists trickle back to village by China’s Great Wall as virus curbs relaxed
The mock Qing dynasty village nestled below the Great Wall would normally be teeming with tourists on Labour Day, but the thin crowds on Friday showed that while China’s coronavirus epidemic has subsided, people’s fears could take longer to fade.
Indonesia reports 433 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths
Indonesia confirmed on Friday 433 new coronavirus infections, taking the total number of cases to 10,551, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
Britons fear leaving homes even if lockdown lifted, poll shows
Many Britons would be uncomfortable leaving their homes even if the government ordered the lifting of strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a month’s time, according to a poll on Friday.
Malaysia reports 69 new coronavirus cases with 1 new death
Malaysia reported 69 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6,071.
