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President Donald Trump on Sunday suspended travel from Brazil, which has emerged as a major new hotspot in the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. 
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As several European countries reopen restaurants, bars, shops and some attractions, we round up lockdown easing measures and travel restrictions country-by-country
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The Guardian reviews the latest travel restrictions on many European countries
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There has been no significant increase in coronavirus infections after schools in 22 EU countries were reopened, EU education ministers heard at a video conference on Monday.
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The situation seems to have stabilized even after reopening schools. However France has closed several schools after new cases were discovered to prevent the virus spreading further.
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The move ends one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdown measures before the summer holiday season.
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Italy is planning to welcome tourists in June after weeks of severe lockdown measures
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The offices, factories and workplaces that employees left before lockdown will look dramatically different when they return.
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Spain, Italy and France's employees are returning to work, but their conditions are much different now!
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About a week after Chancellor Angela Merkel further relaxed Germany's strict lockdown, the country on Tuesday reported nearly three times as many new COVID-19 cases as it did the day before.
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Three Germans districts are already using an "emergency brake" to tighten lockdown measures as new cases are rising in these areas.
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit commercial aviation hard, but how different will flying look when we get back in the air? A new report from SimpliFlying about the sanitized future of flight aims to answer that question.
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Touchless cabins and check-in terminals, in-flight janitors, “Sanitagging” of bags. The future of flying could look very different. More extensive hygiene measures should reassure most travelers.
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In the global jostling amid the coronavirus crisis, Beijing is extending its influence while U.S. President Donald Trump continues to squander America's leadership role. The pandemic could mark the beginning of a new Chinese era.
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Is the Coronavirus crisis the beginning of a new Chinese diplomatic era?
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Isle of Wight council staff and healthcare workers will be invited to start testing app on Tuesday.
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UK is going to test tracing app to fight COVID-19 spread on the Isle of Wight
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All Los Angeles County residents will now have access to free coronavirus testing regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) announced Wednesday, noting that Los Angeles is the first major city in the United States to roll out such an effort.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti has annouced free testing for the coronavirus for Los Angeles residents. This testing is now available for everyone, whether or not hey have symptoms. This should help to stem the spread of the virus.
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U.S. gross domestic product declined in the first quarter, dragged down by the pandemic’s grip in March. Don’t even ask about this quarter.
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Coronavirus impact on US economy is the highest since the Great Depression, pushing the Government to reopen the economy as soon as possible. Economists and epidemiologists say that might be too soon.
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The PM returned to Downing St on Sunday night to take full-time control of the coronavirus crisis
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UK Prime Minister is back to work this Monday after being tested positive for Covid-19 a month before.
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BioNTech will test prototypes on 200 healthy volunteers and hopes to make initial product within months
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Germany has a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed with the American pharmaceutical company Pfizer. It has been approved for clinical testing in Germany. The tests will be made on 200 healthy volunteers, aged between 18 and 55. This should help to limit the propagation of the virus.
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Wearing one will be compulsory for most people indoors and out, if social distancing is not possible.
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According to El País, that means 45 million people will now have to wear a mask and another 1.3 million will be urged to. Only children under six and people with health issues are exempt from the law, which comes into force on Thursday.
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Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic.
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A "strong political signal," a "big step forward," and a "historic" moment — these are just some reactions to the latest plan from France and Germany to set up a coronavirus relief fund in Europe.
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France and Germany agreed on a historic common funding plan of 500 billion for Europe.
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China is drawing up ambitious plans to test the entire population of Wuhan, the city where the Covid-19 pandemic began.
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The authorities were planning on testing all 11 million people in 10 days, they are now looking at a less ambitious timetable.
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Countries on at least three continents are renewing restrictions as new cases spike.
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As many countries are easing down restrictions, some are reimposing lockdown measures as new cases are emerging
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The small Wuhan cluster is the first to emerge since the end of the strict lockdown on 8 April. One of the five cases reported on Monday was the wife of an 89-year-old man who became the first confirmed case in the city in well over a month on Sunday.
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After having eased the restrictions for weeks, Chinese authorities have reported a new small cluster in the Wuhan area.
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The White House’s guidelines are nonbinding and ultimately leave states’ fates to governors. The criteria suggest that states should have a “downward trajectory” of either documented coronavirus cases or of the percentage of positive tests. Public health experts expressed criticism because “downward trajectory” was not defined and the metrics do not specify a threshold for case numbers or positive rates.
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According to The NewYork Times most of the reopening states are are failing to meet nonbinding White House guidlines.
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Cities around the world are seeing dwindling numbers of fossil-fuel powered cars on their streets, and many are planning to keep it that way after lockdowns ease.
Meredith Clarke's insight:
During the lockdown, many people have enjoyed cycling rather than taking the car (to ensure social distancing for example), but this trend could become the new normal. One reason being that everyone has noticed the benefits on the environment of having less cars on the roads.
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Wage subsidy programs in Europe have kept unemployment in check as it explodes in the United States.
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In Europe, unemployment has only slightly risen since the beginning of the outbreak. This is in great part due to wage subsidy programs provided by the countries, enabling employees to maintain their jobs during lockdown.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci touts the results of a trial examining an experimental drug treatment for the novel coronavirus, calling it “good news.”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said that new drug Remdesivir has significant positive effect in diminishing the recovery time.
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In a letter to workers Guillaume Faury said the firm's existence was now threatened.
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Airbus is hoping for support from Europe to recover from this uncertain period. The company has warned employees to prepare for job cuts if the situation doesn't improve.
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EU states are portrayed as feuding but the 27 leaders believe they have more in common than apart.
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Very interesting analysis of the European Union reaction to the COVID-19 crisis seen from the UK.
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President Trump has suspended travel from Brazil to the US as Coronavirus spread worsens in South America and Brazil became one of the hardest hit countries in the world.