Italy’s Veneto defies government, lifts coronavirus curbs early
The northern region of Veneto, one of Italy’s early coronavirus hotspots, broke ranks with the national government on Monday and announced it would lift some lockdown restrictions a week ahead of schedule.
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll rises but new cases lowest since March 10
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 333 on Monday against 260 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new cases declined to 1,739 from 2,324 on Sunday, posting the lowest reading since March 10.
Germany should only carefully lift coronavirus curbs: economy minister
Germany’s economy minister urged its 16 federal states on Monday to go slowly in lifting coronavirus restrictions to avoid the outbreak spreading further and possibly force them to reintroduce another round of lockdown measures.
Global coronavirus cases pass three million as lockdowns begin to ease
(This April 27 story corrects fourth para to say one-third, not one-quarter, of all cases are in the United States. Corrects fifth para to say one in 15 reported cases has been fatal, not one in seven)
WHO chief says pandemic ‘far from over’, worried about children
The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Belgian elderly get a lift from cherry-picking platforms
Residents of a care home in Brussels got the chance to see family members in person for the first time since mid-March on Monday thanks to a raised platform normally used for window cleaning or picking cherries.
Bosnian region eases lockdown on seniors, reopens some businesses
Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic on Monday loosened restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing seniors to leave homes for three hours each workday and some businesses to reopen.
Pace of Canada’s coronavirus deaths slows further; major province mulls reopening
Canada’s death toll from the coronavirus grew by less than 10% for the eighth day in a row, data showed on Monday, and Canada’s most populous province prepared to explain how it intends to restart its economy.
Exxon Equatorial Guinea offshore workers test positive for coronavirus -sources
Thirty workers at an ExxonMobil-operated offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, two sources close to the ministry told Reuters.
Swiss rush to get haircuts, visit dentists as coronavirus curbs ease
Haircuts, massages and shopping for garden supplies topped the agenda for Swiss on Monday as the country slowly started easing restrictions on public life imposed in March to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
