MADRID, May 3 — Spaniards took to the streets to jog, cycle and roller-skate for the first time following 48 days of confinement yesterday as some European nations cautiously eased coronavirus lockdowns while Russia reported a sudden surge of infections. As governments weigh lifting restrictions...
A man walks in a street in Granada on May 2, 2020. All Spaniards are again allowed to leave their homes since today to walk or play sports after 48 days of very strict confinement to curb the coronavirus pandemic. — AFP pic
The virus has now killed more than 242,000 people worldwide, according to an AFP tally of official figures, and infected 3.4 million since it first emerged in China late last year. Near the city’s Retiro park, residents were out running, sometimes in groups. Crowds of joggers mingled with cyclists and skateboarders in Barcelona’s seaside neighbourhood.
Italy — with the second most fatalities after the United States — reported yesterday that its daily death toll had jumped by 474, the highest in nearly two weeks.But in Russia, authorities reported the largest spike in their coronavirus cases with new infections rising by nearly 10,000 in a single day.
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that remdesivir, an antiviral drug initially developed to treat Ebola, was given the green light for use after a major trial found it boosted recovery in serious Covid-19 patients.
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