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German study suggests infections are 10 times the number of confirmed cases 04 May 2020 - 02:51 pm
People wait in line to get into a Louis Vuitton store on May 2, 2020, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. / AFP / Yann Schreiber
UK says China has questions to answer over coronavirus outbreak 04 May 2020 - 01:49 pm
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 1: Benches are covered with tapes to enforce social distancing alongside the Thames River in London, England on May 1. As government prepares to announce an road map to exit strict social distancing precautions next week, toda
Masks handed out to commuters as Spain takes steps towards reopening 04 May 2020 - 01:23 pm
People exercise along Las Ramblas in Barcelona, on May 2, 2020, during the hours allowed by the government to exercise, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. / AFP / PAU BARRENA
Italy eases long lockdown, but fears resurgence of coronavirus 04 May 2020 - 11:01 am
People with protective masks ride on a subway train, as Italy begins a staged end to a nationwide lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Italy's daily coronavirus death toll drops sharply ahead of lockdown easing 03 May 2020 - 07:09 pm
A man rides his bike as another jogs past Rome's Santa Maria in Trastevere square on May 3, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Vincenzo PINTO
Spain daily virus death toll drops below 200 03 May 2020 - 02:12 pm
A woman covered in plastic film walks 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 / JORGE GUERRERO
Confusion as Italy prepares to ease lockdown 03 May 2020 - 01:55 pm
A woman walks with St. Peter's Basilica in the background, ahead of Pope Francis' Regina Coeli prayer which is to be held at the Vatican without public participation due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy, May 3, 2020. REUTERS/
Eiffel Tower caps 'Heroes Shine Bright' tribute 03 May 2020 - 01:39 pm
A picture taken on May 2, 2020 shows a bronze statue wearing a face mask emmulating the actions of many citizens to protecting themselves against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 at the Parvis des Droits de l'Homme, with the Eiffel Tower enlightened in bac
UK had contingency plan for PM Johnson's death as he battled COVID-19 -The Sun 03 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
A bus displays a thank you message to the NHS on Westminster Bridge before the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Russia reports more than 10,000 new virus infections 03 May 2020 - 11:04 am
A medical staff walks near a testing point for the COVID-19 coronavirus in central Moscow on May 2, 2020. Russia on Saturday reported its largest increase in coronavirus cases with the new infections rising by nearly 10,000 in a single day. / AFP / Yuri K
Cycle power: Bikes emerge as a post-lockdown commuter option 03 May 2020 - 10:13 am
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 2: People ride bicycles as the government allowed people to exercise within 1 km around of their house starting today in Madrid, Spain on May 2, 2020. The death toll from coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak has reached 25,100 so far, incre
UK hospital trials blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 02 May 2020 - 04:59 pm
An employee takes the temperature of a customer at the entrance of a super market in China Town in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 2, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville
Madrid runners hit streets as Europe’s virus outbreak eases 02 May 2020 - 04:48 pm
A man gives a thumbs-up as he runs in Seville on May 2, 2020, during the hours allowed by the government to go out and exercise, for the first time since the beginning of a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. AFP / CRISTINA QU
Meet Wilfred Johnson, newborn son of British PM and fiancée 02 May 2020 - 04:31 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 28, 2019 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) walks with his partner Carrie Symonds as they arrive at The Midland, near the Manchester Central convention complex in Manchester, northwest England . AFP /
France extends health emergency until July 24 02 May 2020 - 03:42 pm
A woman wearing a protective facemask walks in the Aligre street as she does her grocery shopping during the food market, on May 2, 2020, in Paris, during the 47th day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel c
First giant panda born in Netherlands 02 May 2020 - 02:39 pm
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Spain’s streets come to life as deaths top 25,000 02 May 2020 - 12:59 pm
A woman walks as she holds a cat during the hours in which individual exercise is allowed outdoors, for the first time since the lockdown was announced, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Virus infections in Europe climb over 1.5 million 02 May 2020 - 12:38 pm
People wearing protective face masks push their bicycles during the lockdown, ahead of Italy's gradual lifting of restrictions which begins from May 4, due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Florence, Italy, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jenni

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An exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the IMG logo, is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. AFP / Olivier DOULIERY

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