Spanish children were up early in the morning, itching to go outside for first time in weeks. FMTNews Spanish Italy Madrid Virus
A family go for a walk at Carlos III promenade, in Pamplona, northern Spain on April 27.
On the streets of hard-hit Spain, children hopped on bicycles and scooters – some wearing small masks and gloves – as the government allowed children outside for the first time since mid-March. Only construction and manufacturing would resume at first and solely in the north of the state rather than New York City, with a two-week delay and checks for new contagion before office-workers return.
Close to 203,000 people have died from the virus since it first emerged in China in December – well over half in Europe – and more than 2.9 million cases have been recorded, according to an AFP tally. Saudi Arabia said it would partially lift its curfew, allowing malls and retailers to open their doors for certain hours, but would maintain a round-the-clock lockdown in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
President Donald Trump, bracing for November elections, has been impatient to resume business in the world’s biggest economy, although he criticised Georgia’s decision.
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