Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's cases, remains hardest hit in terms of deaths. FMTNews
Tourists wearing face masks wait to cross a road in downtown Barcelona last Thursday.
Europe like other regions is struggling to balance restrictions to halt the spread of Covid-19 against the need to revive economies as they emerge from some of the world’s toughest lockdowns. In Spain, health authorities are already facing worrying outbreaks in Aragon and Catalonia, where officials have reintroduced local restrictions and urged residents in Barcelona and its suburbs to leave home only for essential trips for two weeks.
Masks are now mandatory on public transport and in shops and enclosed spaces in France but there are fears that the summer holidays could see a spike in cases with people flocking to beaches and tourist spots. US President Donald Trump has scrapped next month’s Republican convention in Florida at which he was due to be confirmed as the Republican candidate for November’s election, saying “the timing for this event is not right”.
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