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Boris Johnson is expected to announce a delay to the next phase of England's reopening on Monday. 
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Both France and England are cracking down on mask use in public. Amid a slight Covid-19 pickup, France from August 1 will make masks compulsory in all indoor public spaces from libraries to restaurants. England meanwhile will enforce mandatory face covering in shops and supermarkets from July 24.
Benoit Lamy's insight:
France is to enforce law to make mask compulsory in all indoor spaces, England is also pushing for mask use to prevent a strong second wave.
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Infections globally rising by a million a week; US reports 60,000 cases in a day; Trump rally and protests in Tulsa ‘likely contributed’ to surge
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The coronavirus has now hit new worrying milestones.
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Workers are preparing the Eiffel Tower for reopening next week, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the iconic Paris landmark’s longest closure since World War II
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As the situation seems to be improving in France, major landmarks are reopening to tourists.
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The nation has zero active Covid-19 cases and reopens schools tomorrow.
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A mixture of strict quarantine, travel restrictions and widespread testing enabled New Zealand to report no new coronavirus cases for 17 days and have no active cases. The country plans to lift almost all of its restrictions June 9th.
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MPs raise concerns about potentially limited impact of measures compared with damage they could do to industry
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Is a 14 day quarantine a good idea for travelers arriving in the UK? Many seem to disagree, saying the bad could out-weigh the good.
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The coronavirus crisis is reshaping the world. One transformation that might be here to stay? How our restaurants, gyms, bars and parks are designed – and how we use them.
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From beaches, bars, restaurants to cinemas, theaters and museums, most aspects of our lives will have a few changes due to the coronavirus.
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Wearing one will be compulsory for most people indoors and out, if social distancing is not possible.
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According to El País, that means 45 million people will now have to wear a mask and another 1.3 million will be urged to. Only children under six and people with health issues are exempt from the law, which comes into force on Thursday.
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There has been no significant increase in coronavirus infections after schools in 22 EU countries were reopened, EU education ministers heard at a video conference on Monday.
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The situation seems to have stabilized even after reopening schools. However France has closed several schools after new cases were discovered to prevent the virus spreading further.
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit commercial aviation hard, but how different will flying look when we get back in the air? A new report from SimpliFlying about the sanitized future of flight aims to answer that question.
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Touchless cabins and check-in terminals, in-flight janitors, “Sanitagging” of bags. The future of flying could look very different. More extensive hygiene measures should reassure most travelers.
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The number of new positive test results has risen to 1,522 in the past 24 hours.
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Is the UK seeing the same rise in cases like many European countries?
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Authorities in Hong Kong, a city lauded for its quick and effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, are now warning of potential "exponential growth" in new cases of Covid-19 after a surge in local transmissions.
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Could Hong Kong be facing a second wave?
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The airline says the collapse in billions of dollars of travel revenue means it has "little choice".
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Airlines have been severely impacted by the lockdown, it should take several years for air traffic to recover.
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OC revokes mask rules after death threats against county health officials. How mask became a political issue, and a serious health risk
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Several counties are struggling to enforce mask wearing rules, which could put public health at risk.
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Nearly three months since the U.S. declared a national emergency over the new coronavirus, some states are reporting a rise in new cases as they lift restrictions meant to slow the virus’s spread.
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While restrictions measures are being lifted, number of Coronavirus cases is rising in several states.
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France's digital minister says 600,000 people installed the app in its first hours of release.
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The StopCovid France app is designed to prevent a second wave of infections by using smartphone logs to warn users if they have been near someone who later tested positive for the virus.
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L.A. County supervisors say the county has made enough progress in dealing with the coronavirus that they will ask the state to allow more establishments to begin reopening.
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For a county's request for a variance plan to be approved, it must prove that it has taken the steps necessary to meet the state public health department’s criteria for containing COVID-19.
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As several European countries reopen restaurants, bars, shops and some attractions, we round up lockdown easing measures and travel restrictions country-by-country
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The Guardian reviews the latest travel restrictions on many European countries
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China is drawing up ambitious plans to test the entire population of Wuhan, the city where the Covid-19 pandemic began.
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The authorities were planning on testing all 11 million people in 10 days, they are now looking at a less ambitious timetable.
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The White House’s guidelines are nonbinding and ultimately leave states’ fates to governors. The criteria suggest that states should have a “downward trajectory” of either documented coronavirus cases or of the percentage of positive tests. Public health experts expressed criticism because “downward trajectory” was not defined and the metrics do not specify a threshold for case numbers or positive rates.
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According to The NewYork Times most of the reopening states are are failing to meet nonbinding White House guidlines.
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England pushes back restrictions lift due to an increase in Coronavirus cases