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Italians return to churches and cafes
Italy, Spain and Portugal are among European countries further relaxing virus-related restrictions.
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Italians return to churches and cafes
Italy, Spain and Portugal are among European countries further relaxing virus-related restrictions.
Spain to use basic income to ease crisis pain
The government plans a basic monthly income for hard-up families - something few in Europe have tried.
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Tears inside Milan’s coronavirus quarantine hotel
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Health leaders meet amid scrutiny of the WHO's handling of the crisis and US-China tensions.
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Shakespeare's Globe is 'critically vulnerable'
The London venue says the pandemic has been "financially devastating and could even be terminal".
Ireland begins first phase of lifting the lockdown
Some construction firms will return to work and garden centres and hardware stores can reopen.
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Italians return to churches and cafes
Italy, Spain and Portugal are among European countries further relaxing virus-related restrictions.
Spain to use basic income to ease crisis pain
The government plans a basic monthly income for hard-up families - something few in Europe have tried.
Video 5 minutes 43 seconds
Tears inside Milan’s coronavirus quarantine hotel
Italy may be reopening shops, restaurants and hairdressers, but people here are still living in limbo.
Global push for inquiry into Covid-19 response
Health leaders meet amid scrutiny of the WHO's handling of the crisis and US-China tensions.
Europe's supercomputers hijacked by attackers
Attackers hopped from one research supercomputer to the next to mine cryptocurrencies.
Shakespeare's Globe is 'critically vulnerable'
The London venue says the pandemic has been "financially devastating and could even be terminal".
Ireland begins first phase of lifting the lockdown
Some construction firms will return to work and garden centres and hardware stores can reopen.
Spain to use basic income to ease crisis pain
The government plans a basic monthly income for hard-up families - something few in Europe have tried.
Video 5 minutes 43 seconds
Tears inside Milan’s coronavirus quarantine hotel
Italy may be reopening shops, restaurants and hairdressers, but people here are still living in limbo.
Global push for inquiry into Covid-19 response
Health leaders meet amid scrutiny of the WHO's handling of the crisis and US-China tensions.
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Relief as hairdressers reopen in Poland
Adam Easton
Warsaw Correspondent
Restaurants, cafes, beauty salons and hairdressers have reopened in Poland.
For my wife, who has long hair, this had become something of a matter of urgency after a wait of more than two months. Alerted to the fact by text message immediately after the prime minister announced it, she managed to get an appointment on the first day.
But some restrictions remain. Upon arrival, unaccompanied by myself or our children, she must disinfect her hands and put on protective gloves. A face mask or scarf is compulsory, not just for staff but also the customers, who will be placed in seats at least 1.5 metres apart from each other. Employees are also advised to wear visors.
No hot drinks may be served, nor mobile phones taken out of pockets. And strictly no waiting in the salon. Staff are advised to monitor their health by taking their temperature daily.
One piece of good news at my wife’s salon is that the prices remain unchanged. There have been reports of some businesses taking advantage of the renewed demand to hike their prices.
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Italy, Spain and Portugal are among European countries further relaxing virus-related restrictions.
Read moreGreeks rush to countryside as travel to regions permitted
Kostas Koukoumakas
Athens, Greece
Greece today entered the third phase of the government’s plan to lift restrictions.
Greeks are now allowed to travel to neighbouring regions on the mainland, and ferries to Crete have restarted.
"There was heavy traffic on the highway; people ran to the countryside," a friend told me on the phone while he drove from Athens to western Greece.
Archaeological sites also opened today. President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the famous Acropolis in Athens with a group of officials and archaeologists, all observing 1.5 metres of social distancing. "Marbles shine in the sun," she told journalists - paraphrasing the Greek poet and Nobel prize laureate, George Seferis.
Middle and high schools reopened on Monday as well as shopping malls. People were queuing outside a mall in Marousi suburb of Athens earlier today, craving the chance to browse newly opened shops with an iced coffee in hand.
