Spain eyes looser lockdown after kids return to the streets
Spanish authorities on Monday prepared to further loosen one of Europe’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns and played down concerns that letting children outdoors after six weeks had led to crowds forming in public spaces.
Germany’s far-right AfD suspends spokesman over ‘fascist’ remark
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has suspended a spokesman after he suggested in an email exchange that the term “fascist” was used too freely, an AfD lawmaker said on Monday.
Exxon workers in Equatorial Guinea test positive for coronavirus: source
Thirty workers at an offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea, operated by ExxonMobil have tested positive for the new coronavirus, two sources close to the ministry told Reuters, one of the largest reported clusters in the sector so far.
Brexit talks can still be done within agreed timescale, UK minister says
Talks to strike a deal on a post-Brexit relationship between Britain and the European Union can still be concluded within the agreed timescale, British Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Monday.
U.N. raises alarm about police brutality in lockdowns
The U.N. human rights office voiced concern on Monday about more than a dozen countries that have declared states of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic where police have arrested or detained hundreds of thousands of people and killed others.
Without tourist revenue, Prague’s Jewish community fears for future of welfare services
With ticket sales to Prague’s Jewish quarter halted during the coronavirus lockdown, the community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Holocaust survivors that tourists usually help fund.
‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection
When doctors first confirmed Yemeni port official Saleh had contracted COVID-19, authorities raced to trace his movements to try and protect one of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
England hospital death toll rises 329 to 18,749
A further 329 people have died of the novel coronavirus in English hospitals, bringing the total to 18,749, health officials said on Monday.
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, while India looks to ease its lockdown
More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways to scale back its vast lockdown to reduce economic pain.
Senegal groups get homeless children off streets amid coronavirus
The boys cheer as they play a ball game in the courtyard of a medical centre in Dakar that has become a refuge for Senegal’s street children since the coronavirus further upended their lives.
