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΄Guerilla warfare΄ with coronavirus in the hope that it will weaken in the summer

coronavirus
08 Jun 2020 / 18:37

As the lockdown measures are being lifted, there is concern about new outbreaks. Responses are required which are, however, difficult in large populations.

- Hundreds of new infections in Poland's Upper Silesia region have been linked to a single coal mine in the area.

- Denmark has increased the limit of people who can meet in public gatherings, from 10 to 50 people.

- Infections in Russia continue to rise, after 9,000 new cases were reported on Sunday.

- Travel between Andalucia and the rest of Spain has been banned to stop people flocking to its beaches and risking a surge in infections.

- Germany's health minister, Jens Spahn, says the country will launch a new COVID-19 contact-tracing app this week.

- Portugal's economy will shrink by nearly seven percent in 2020 as a result of the pandemic and the impact on its tourism industry, predict economists.

- Germany is handing out a one-off "kinderbonus" to families, worth $339 per child, in an attempt to kick-start the nation's economy.