French PM: high school students will have to wear masks
French secondary school pupils returning to school next month after a coronavirus lockdown will be required to wear masks, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday.
Spain set to announce regional roadmap for lockdown easing
The Spanish government was expected to outline on Tuesday how regions can begin phasing out one of Europe’s toughest lockdowns as the daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to 301, less than a third of a record high of 950 in early April.
French PM: It’s time to ease virus lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday that a lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had saved 62,000 lives in a month, but that keeping the restrictions in place would mean risking economic collapse.
Factbox: France’s blueprint for emerging from coronavirus lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe presented on Tuesday plans to unwind, from May 11, a nationwide lockdown that has been in place since mid-March.
France to widen COVID-19 testing programme: PM
France will implement a new doctrine on COVID-19 testing from May 11 with the aim of testing everyone who has come into contact with people who are infected, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told parliament.
At least three inmates dead after Peruvian prison riot over coronavirus
At least three inmates died following a Peruvian prison riot over the demand for better sanitary measures and coronavirus medical care, the country’s prison authority said late on Monday.
UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls
Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus death tolls in Europe, after data published on Tuesday showed nationwide fatalities topped 24,000 nine days ago.
In Italy, four generations survive a coronavirus lockdown
Even in Italy, where extended family relations run deep, Marzio Toniolo’s tale of a coronavirus lockdown is unusual – four generations cooped up in one house.
Suspect behind attack on police near Paris pledged allegiance to Islamic State
The individual suspected of carrying out an attack on police forces in a Paris suburb earlier this week had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the French anti-terror prosecutor’s department said on Tuesday.
Russia disapproves of Haftar’s power grab in Libya: Ifax cites foreign minister
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow did not approve of Libya’s eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar’s move to seize control of the country, the Interfax news agency reported.
