The latest from Europepublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 28 April 2020
France looks to reopen shops from 11 May and Portugal will end its state of emergency this Saturday. Here’s the latest from Europe:
- Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told parliament in France how his country can slowly exit its lockdown restrictions. Shops, markets and primary schools will reopen from 11 May, but those who can work from home should continue to do so for three more weeks. “We must protect the French without immobilising France to the point that it collapses,” Mr Philippe said
- But the measures are far from over. Museums are not expected to reopen until September, and the top two divisions of the French league will not resume this season
- President Vladimir Putin has admitted there is a shortage of protective kit in Russia. “Despite increased production, imports, there’s a deficit of all sorts of things,” he said on Tuesday. Mr Putin added the country was facing “perhaps the most intense stage” of its outbreak
- And Italy's total number of confirmed cases passed 200,000 on Tuesday. Current cases fell by 608, but there were 382 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours, up from 333 reported on Monday