Israel- Gaza mosques, nursery schools reopen

  • Mosques have reopened for daily prayers in the Gaza Strip. The besieged enclave has recorded 61 confirmed infection cases, and one death during the health crisis.Sweden's top epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has said there was room for improvement in the country's controversial softer approach to curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus. More than 6.4 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 381,000 people have died, including some 106,000 in the US. More than 2.7 million have recovered from the disease.
  • Belgium will allow almost all businesses to reopen on June 8, including cafes and bars, following its lockdown to combat the coronavirus, the country's prime minister has said, although social distancing measures will remain.
    Belgium will reopen its borders on June 15. However, cultural activities will continue without any public until July 1, when cinemas and other cultural spaces can open with a maximum of 200 people, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes told a news conference.

    Spain seeks to open up to some foreign tourism from June 22

    Spain is working to gradually open up to tourists from countries considered more secure in the fight against COVID-19 from June 22, a tourism ministry spokesman has said.
    Madrid has previously set July 1 as the date to reopen its borders to tourism, which accounts for some 12 percent of the country's economy, after a months-long shut down due to the pandemic.
    Separately, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya tweeted that Germany would lift a recommendation to its nationals to avoid traveling to Spain as soon as the country lifts restrictions on travel from abroad.
  • Germany will lift a travel ban for European Union member states along with the UK, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland from June 15 as long as there are no entry bans or large-scale lockdowns in those countries, the foreign minister has said.
    Speaking to reporters, Heiko Maas said all countries concerned met those criteria except Norway due to an entry ban, and Spain, where he said parliament was deciding whether to extend an entry ban

    Kyrgyzstan to resume domestic flights, allow Chinese charter flights

    Kyrgyzstan will resume domestic flights and bus service between its provinces and allow charter flights from China this month to bring in staff for numerous Chinese investment projects, the government in Bishkek said. 
    Kyrgyzstan will also resume domestic flights and public transit between its provinces from June 5.
    Employees of Chinese companies will be tested for novel coronavirus before and after the flights, Deputy Prime Minister Erkin Asrandiyev said.

    Italy reopens to tourists from Europe

    Italy has reopened to travelers from Europe, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins.
    Italy was the first European country to be hit hard by the coronavirus and has officially reported more than 33,000 deaths. It imposed an economically crippling lockdown in early March and has since seen its contagion numbers drop off dramatically.

    New Zealand could return to 'normal life' next week

    People in New Zealand could return to "normal life" as early as next week with the end of social distancing measures.
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will decide on Monday whether to reduce the country's alert level to one, more than two months after she imposed a strict, level four, lockdown. The decision will depend on whether more recent relaxations have led to an increase in coronavirus cases. 
    Even if the country does move to level one, it has no plans to reopen its borders. New Zealand has reported only one active case of coronavirus and no death for 12 days.
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