A week ago, emergency rooms and intensive care wards in Spain and Italy were overflowing with woozy, coughing coronavirus patients and literally buzzing with breathing machines.
Between them, Italy and Spain saw nearly 30,000 deaths and 2,65,000 Covid-19 infections. They, and other European nations that locked down weeks ago and ramped up testing, are now seeing the benefits. Leaders cautioned, however, that any gains could easily be reversed if people did not continue to adhere to strict social distancing measures.
In Spain, deaths and new infections dropped again on Monday. The health ministry reported 637 new fatalities, the lowest toll in 13 days. New recorded infections were the lowest in two weeks.
Virus deaths in Italy rose by 636 on Monday, more than 100 higher than the previous daily tally of 525, but the number of new cases fell sharply. The total number of cases increased by 3,599 to 1,32,547, the lowest daily rise since March 17 Before Monday, daily increases since March 17 had all been in a range of 4,050-6,557.
Yet Britain and France were headed in the opposite direction. France on Monday reported that 833 more people had died of Covid-19 over the previous 24 hours, its highest daily toll so far. Britain reported more than 600 deaths on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Russia 's case tally rose to 6,343 in the past 24 hours, a record daily increase of 954. Globally, more than 1.3 million people have been infected and over 72,000 have died.
Austria and Czech Republi c started discussing how to ease some of the curbs. Germany, too, has drawn up a list of steps to help enable a phased return to normalcy after its lockdown ends on April 19.
Between them, Italy and Spain saw nearly 30,000 deaths and 2,65,000 Covid-19 infections. They, and other European nations that locked down weeks ago and ramped up testing, are now seeing the benefits. Leaders cautioned, however, that any gains could easily be reversed if people did not continue to adhere to strict social distancing measures.
In Spain, deaths and new infections dropped again on Monday. The health ministry reported 637 new fatalities, the lowest toll in 13 days. New recorded infections were the lowest in two weeks.
Virus deaths in Italy rose by 636 on Monday, more than 100 higher than the previous daily tally of 525, but the number of new cases fell sharply. The total number of cases increased by 3,599 to 1,32,547, the lowest daily rise since March 17 Before Monday, daily increases since March 17 had all been in a range of 4,050-6,557.
Yet Britain and France were headed in the opposite direction. France on Monday reported that 833 more people had died of Covid-19 over the previous 24 hours, its highest daily toll so far. Britain reported more than 600 deaths on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Russia 's case tally rose to 6,343 in the past 24 hours, a record daily increase of 954. Globally, more than 1.3 million people have been infected and over 72,000 have died.
Austria and Czech Republi c started discussing how to ease some of the curbs. Germany, too, has drawn up a list of steps to help enable a phased return to normalcy after its lockdown ends on April 19.
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