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New Russia virus cases top 10,000 for sixth day 08 May 2020 - 12:45 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MAY 7: Patients suspected of the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection are being brought to Kommunarka Hospital with an ambulance accompanied by health officials wearing protective suits in Moscow, Russia on May 7, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anado
Spain virus death toll declines as lockdown easing moves ahead 07 May 2020 - 02:36 pm
A man wears a protective face mask at a lookout point as a general view of the city of Barcelona is seen in the background, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Barcelona, Spain May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Duchess Kate launches photo project to capture lockdown Britain 07 May 2020 - 01:30 pm
A woman wearing a facemask passes an artwork celebrating the National Health Service (NHS) painted on a brick wall in central London on May 5, 2020, during the nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. / AFP / Tolga AKMEN
Paris tests face-mask recognition software on metro riders 07 May 2020 - 01:11 pm
Heavy traffic fills the ring road in Paris during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), France, May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily rise 07 May 2020 - 12:48 pm
TOPSHOT - A man walks on Red Square in downtown Moscow on May 6, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19. / AFP / Alexander NEMENOV
U.K. to ease lockdown Monday but firms say reopening is hard 07 May 2020 - 10:41 am
FILE PHOTO: British Telecom (BT) advertisement is displayed at Goodge Street underground station in London, Britain, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo
Baltic states to create "travel bubble" as pandemic curbs eased 06 May 2020 - 04:59 pm
Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas attends a video call with his Latvian counterpart Krisjanis Karins and Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tallinn, Estonia May 6, 2020. Estonian G
French waistlines expand under virus lockdown: poll 06 May 2020 - 04:18 pm
A woman waves a French flag from a window to support healthcare workers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Saint-Mande, near Paris, France May 5 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
German new virus infections rise before talks on further easing 06 May 2020 - 03:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective mask walks past the head quarter of the European Central Bank (ECB) during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 29, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File
Russia reaches new virus milestone as cases top 165,000 06 May 2020 - 02:26 pm
Cars drive past a sign reading 'COVID-19 Quarantine' on a road towards Pervomayskoye settlement during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leningrad Region, Russia May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Doping-Russia to resume testing despite coronavirus outbreak 06 May 2020 - 02:01 pm
Grave diggers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) bury a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim in the special purpose section of a graveyard on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Behind closed doors, France's COVID-19 death toll likely to jump 06 May 2020 - 01:41 pm
A wearing a protective face mask walks past a placard with health and social distancing informations at a metro station of Paris transport network (RATP) during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Beno
Spanish leader looks set to secure extension to state of emergency 06 May 2020 - 11:11 am
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the Government's question time session at the Senate in Madrid on May 5, 2020. Spain's coalition government warned the opposition yesterday it could spark
Red Cross looks to global influencers to fight virus 'infodemic' 05 May 2020 - 05:51 pm
A member of the Red Cross takes the temperature of passengers of a bus as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, on the Guadalajara-Morelia highway, Jalisco State, Mexico, on May 2, 2020. / AFP / ULISES RUIZ
Austria says reopening shops has not accelerated coronavirus infections 05 May 2020 - 02:47 pm
A woman walks past a store selling face masks and hygienic supplies in Vienna, Austria on May 4, 2020, amidst the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. From May 1, stores were reopened in Austria and people have been allowed to leave their homes with fewer r
WHO urges countries to investigate early COVID-19 cases 05 May 2020 - 02:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: Executive Director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergencies program Mike Ryan speaks at a news conference on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
France's early COVID-19 case may hold clues to pandemic's start 05 May 2020 - 01:47 pm
Inhabitants applaud at 20:00 along with others across the French nation, to show their support to healthcare employees in Saint-Mande, a Paris' suburb, on May 4, 2020 during the 49th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19
Russia's virus cases rise by over 10,000 for third day 05 May 2020 - 12:38 pm
TOPSHOT - This photo taken on May 1, 2020 shows staff wearing hazmat suits as a precaution against the COVID-19 coronavirus checking the temperature of a driver at a customs checkpoint on the border with Russia at Suifenhe, in China's northeast Heilongjia

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