The United States on Tuesday, April 28, records its one-millionth coronavirus case. The country also records at least 58,000 deaths, a larger number than the fatalities in the Vietnam War. Full story:
Excitement over partial easing of lockdowns has been tempered by fear of new outbreaks and growing evidence of the economic devastation wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
France said Tuesday that shops, markets, and some schools could reopen next month, with face masks required on public transport and work-from-home orders staying in place for several more weeks.Spain said restrictions would be slowly lifted over the next two months, while Italians will be able to exercise outdoors and visit relatives from next week – but only if they wear masks and refrain from hugs and handshakes.
In Nigeria's largest city Lagos, bus driver Taju Olonade told AFP a decision to ease the lockdown showed that authorities had finally listened"to the cries of the people."The new coronavirus has killed at least 214,451 people since the outbreak first emerged in China in December, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Tuesday.
Beijing and Washington have clashed repeatedly over the outbreak as tensions soar between the world's two biggest economic powers.
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