What’s happening in rest of Europe?published at 18:03 British Summer Time 3 April 2020
Italy has reported another 766 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities since the pandemic began there to 14,681. The number of deaths is only slightly higher than on Thursday and the 2,339 new infections is down on recent days,
In other developments:
- For the second day in a row, there have been more than 900 deaths in Spain;10,935 people have died of Covid-19 since the outbreak began. With 117,710 cases It has had some 2,000 fewer cases than Italy
- In France, the government has revealed that a total of 884 care home residents have died of Covid-19, as care homes across Europe struggle under the pandemic. Separately, two French doctors have sparked outrage after calling for coronavirus vaccines to be trialled in Africa
- In Norway, the unemployment rate has risen to its highest ever level, with 14.7% of the population classed as either partially or fully unemployed
- Slovakia is due to begin widespread testing among the Roma (Gypsy) community. The government says 1,500 Roma have recently returned from abroad
- Germany has said it will allow 40,000 seasonal workers to enter the country to harvest asparagus, despite a travel ban