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Passengers keep social distance as they ride the metro
Some non-essential workers in Spain are returning to their jobs as lockdown restrictions are beginning to relax.
However, the wider lockdown will still be in place across the country.
Spain the most affected country in Europe after Italy has so far recorded 169496 cases with 17489 deaths.
As early as this morning, hundreds of workers were seen in trains and buses going to work in all no essential jobs such as construction, telecommunication, sanitation and factories which include those factories making face masks.
About 100,000 workers were expected to go back to work today and all were observed in metros wearing masks and conducting social distancing rules.
Outside the EU New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern has suggested the four- week lockdown could be softened just over a weeks time.
New Zealand recorded 992 case and only one death by Friday making one of the few countries with fewer cases.
US President Donald Trump has set the I May as the day workers will return to work as the lockdown measures will be relaxed.
However, the WHO has warned against ending lockdown too quickly as it could cause deadly corona virus resurgence.
Speaking at a virtual press conference, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that ‘lifting restrictions could lead to a deadly resurgence’ in Covid-19 across the globe. He said: ‘I know that some countries are already planning the transition out of stay-at-home restrictions.
WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone. ‘At the same time, lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence. The way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not managed properly.’
Dr Tedros then went on to say there had been a ‘welcome slowing’ of the pandemic in some European countries, such as Spain, Italy and France, but said there had been an ‘alarming acceleration’ elsewhere in the world, including 16 countries in Africa.
There are believed to be more than 130,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 across Africa, with only two countries not reporting cases of the virus.
Sources: Sky News and other media outlets.
