According to an AFP tally, based on official sources, a total of 250,030 deaths have now been recorded out of 7,366,028 registered cases.After Britain, the worst-hit European countries are Italy, with 36,543 deaths; Spain with 33,775; France with 33,392, and Russia with 24,187.The country's health ministry said Sunday's total was up on the previous record of 10,925 which was reported on Saturday.
Businesses not involving face-to-face contact with the public were allowed back to work, and a contentious ban on individuals moving more than 1km from their homes was lifted. According to a decision on Thursday, a phased lifting of restrictions will take place through to February. By mid-May, after new daily cases had dropped off considerably, the government had moved to expedite the reopening of schools, bars, eateries and places of worship, as well as allowing weddings, with restricted numbers, but infections quickly resurged.
Elsewhere, Switzerland announced tighter restrictions today to tackle the recent spike in coronavirus cases, including a national obligation to wear masks and a ban on large scale public gatherings. "The sharp increase in the number of cases in recent days is worrying," the government said in a statement.
It hopes the new restrictions, which reverse the gradual relaxation of measures which has taken place since the end of April, will slow down the spread of Covid-19 and support the track and trace system in place.
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