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The lower house of the Czech parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency until May 17, a week less ...Greece plans gradual relaxation of lockdown measures
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday restrictions on citizens’ movements would be lifted and more shops allowed to reopen from ...France plans to begin easing coronavirus lockdown on 11 May
France will aim to begin easing the coronavirus lockdown on 11 May, prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced. The PM said restrictions ...Spain to phase out coronavirus lockdown, eyes normality by end-June
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday a four-phase plan to lift the lockdown enforced on the nation to control one ...Trump warned about virus repeatedly in Jan. and Feb.: report
US President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned about the dangers of the novel coronavirus in intelligence briefings in January and February, The ...Egypt extends state of emergency on virus, security fears
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing health as ...Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls to 301
Spain recorded 301 fatalities from the novel coronavirus overnight, down from 331 on the previous day, the health ministry said on Tuesday. ...German virus spread worsens as lockdown eases
First signs that transmission of the novel coronavirus has again picked up were visible in German official data, just as the country ...Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday, as the United States neared 1 million cases, according to a Reuters tally. ...