KATHMANDU: While the global number of infections surpassed four million, France and Spain, the two of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic are preparing for an easing of lockdown rules.
The virus has claimed more than 78,000 lives in the United States, while the worldwide death toll has surged past 279,300.
The number of infections globally surpassed four million on Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally.
Lockdowns and economic trouble, meanwhile, have pushed millions into unemployment in a historic global downturn.
Amid the barrage of deaths, some European countries cited signs of progress they said justified taking slow steps back toward some version of normality, AFP reported.
French officials on Saturday said the day’s death toll of 80 was the lowest since early April, the report added.
Nursing home fatalities also fell sharply as France prepared to relax curbs on public movement imposed eight weeks ago.
(With inputs from agencies)
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