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Yemen on Sunday reported 17 new coronavirus cases and one death, raising the total number of infections to 51 and total fatalities to eight, the emergency coronavirus committee of Yemen's Saudi-backed government said on Twitter. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3cn6rXQ

Serbia will end its state of emergency over the coronavirus next week, as the rate of infections has slowed sufficiently, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/35plxtm

Travellers to France who arrive from a country in Europe's Schengen open-border area or Britain will be exempt from a planned compulsory two-week quarantine, the French consulate in Britain said on Sunday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2KWyIZu

With the largest U.S. airlines now set to mandate - and provide - facial coverings for all passengers over the next two weeks, many are turning their focus to other measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus during air travel. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3f8CqwM

Portugal downgraded its state of emergency to a category of "calamity" on Sunday, as spring sunshine drew people outdoors and the rate of new coronavirus cases reached its lowest since the beginning of the outbreak. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3c2ncYf

Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat and a pawpaw. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3c4qqKQ

The partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday his life is in danger while he is held in a London prison during the coronavirus lockdown. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3db2mWD

Hundreds of people gathered in a square in Berlin on Friday to mark May Day in defiance of a ban on public gatherings of more than 20, exposing deep frustrations with social distancing rules in place in Germany since mid-March to contain the spread of the coronavirus. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2YrwSHM

Guatemala's indigenous Maya towns are spurning returned migrants, threatening some with burning their homes or lynching as fear spreads about more than 100 deportees from the United States who tested positive for the new coronavirus. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3dhujMT

President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday that ending the national lockdown on May 11 would be only a first step for France to pull out of the coronavirus crisis, for which his handling faces mounting criticism. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3fd6Spq

Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being "on the look-out" for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/2Sp49iU

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Georgia on Monday allowed residents to dine at restaurants for the first time in a month, as more U.S. states began easing restrictions where the coronavirus outbreak has taken a relatively light toll. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8260657 https://ift.tt/3cTx86i