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Italy plans to restart international travel on June 3, and ministers and unions urged to 'stop squabbling' over schools reopening. Here's the latest.
Across Europe, official statistics leave out thousands of people who likely died from the virus.
Italy could serve as a major test case for other cities asking: as lockdown restrictions begin to ease, how will people commute to work?
US president Donald Trump took to Twitter with a series of confusing Tweets that included threatening to sue news organisations and calling himself the “hardest working president in history”. The social media posts come as Trump says he will no longer attend press briefing after he was heavily criticised for suggesting medical professionals look into injecting disinfectant and using ultraviolet heat to fight covid-19. In Spain children were allowed outside for the first time in six weeks. The european country, which has the highest number of infections next to the US, is allowing children under 14 one hour of supervised time outdoors each day. Italy is also set to start loosening restrictions as well, starting on May 4th parks will reopen, restaurants will offer takeaway and funerals will be allowed with under 15 people in attendance. New Zealand’s tough lockdown restrictions, which have been in place for more than four weeks, are ending and will see shops, restaurants and schools open on a smaller scale and it’s expected that one million people will return to work on Tuesday. And British war veteran Tom Moore is being honoured with a special postmark by Royal Mail who will stamp all letters with a message for the 99-year-old. Moore raised £29 million for the National Health Service by walking laps in his garden.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hospitalised for 10 days, the US has the most cases currently worldwide. A tiger at a New York zoo became the first wild animal to test positive for coronavirus and in India, millions have shown solidarity by shining lights during lockdown.
The surgeon general warned the coronavirus pandemic would bring the "hardest and saddest" week of most Americans' lives.
The number of deaths and infections around the world are likely far higher than government tallies suggest.
In a possible sign of what's to come in the US, solidarity has given way to unease and anger as Italians face a prolonged period of isolation.
20,000 retired NHS staff will help fight coronavirus in the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is continuing to self-isolate after testing positive for the virus, has said. The announcement comes as experts warn it could be six months before life in the UK returns to normal. In the US, Donald Trump has extended social distancing measures until the end of April. The death rate in Italy has fallen for the second consecutive day.