Europe looks for lockdown exit strategy as rate of new coronavirus cases and deaths slows

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There are tentative hopes in Europe that the coronavirus outbreak could be slowing, as the number of new infections and fatalities starts to slow down, according to data over the weekend.

The figures are prompting European leaders to look for an exit strategy to national lockdowns, while urging the public to maintain discipline while the apparent recovery from the outbreak is in its infancy.reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday

Rome has implemented some of the most draconian restrictions in the world, imposing a national lockdown on March 12, but there were hints Sunday that it could start to look for a way to ease the measures the near future. In Spain, which now has a higher number of infections than Italy the rate of new infections and deaths also continued to decline this weekend: Sunday's rise in the number of deaths was about half the rate reported a week ago.

In total, Germany has 95,391 confirmed cases of the virus but has recorded a total of 1,434 deaths from the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. The low death rate has been attributed to widespread testing, a robust healthcare system and a bit of luck, in that its first cases were among younger people.Nonetheless, bodies like the RKI are cautious about forecasting how Germany's epidemic will progress, telling CNBC that Germany "is still at the beginning of its epidemic.

Germany, Italy and Spain have all extended lockdown measures to April 19, April 12 and April 25, respectively. The U.K. said it would review its lockdown after April 12 . It's already estimated it could take two years for the region to return to late-2019 gross domestic product levels.

 

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Nothing to fear now, crisis averted 🙄🙄. Places like singapore, tokyo, hong kong are having a resurge , be optimistic but remain cautious.

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It's almost like they should have figured out that exit strategy ahead of time.

I think it can be done. If they start with reducing restrictions group by group. First people with lowest risk and lowest interactions with people at risk. Then figuring it out step by step.

Neverbefore have we needed the Queens empathy Disastrous Speech,what a great opportunity to share some of her wealth with her people in a crisis; no help for the NHS Doctors and Nurses dying on the front line 'We are all in this together' what a load of Bull-shit. Disgust

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