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Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK deaths rise to 44,131, Spain to reopen borders to 12 non-EU countries

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發布於 2020年07月03日21:05

Staff Ashley Tonge (L) wearing personal protective equipment practices haircut on her colleague Pippa Marland for the reopening of Sassoon's Salon in Manchester, Britain on July 2, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 44,131 as another 137 patients die;

-- Spain to reopen borders to 12 non-EU countries;

-- Serbian capital declares COVID-19 emergency;

-- Cyprus to require negative COVID-19 test for British travelers.

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

LONDON -- Another 137 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 44,131, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Friday.

The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

As of Friday morning, 284,276 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase of 544, according to the department.

A boy plays with his father in downtown Barcelona, Spain, June 25, 2020.  (City Hall of Barcelona/Handout via Xinhua)

MADRID -- On July 4, Spain will reopen its borders to visitors from 12 non-EU countries, according to the country's Official State Bulletin on Friday.

The 12 countries, including Australia, Canada, South Korea, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, Rwanda, Thailand, Tunisia, Serbia and Uruguay, have been selected from an initial list of 15 agreed by the European Union (EU).

Travel restrictions do not affect people working in transport, such as truck drivers, people working for airlines or shipping companies, seasonal agricultural workers and those in diplomatic or consular posts.

A man crosses the border check point between North Macedonia and Serbia in Tabanovce, North Macedonia June 17, 2020. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)

BELGRADE -- The Serbian capital of Belgrade declared a COVID-19 emergency on Friday in order to suppress a resurgence of COVID-19 outbreaks, while the municipal government adopted prevention measures, including fines for not wearing masks and ban of gatherings.

Belgrade Mayor Zoran Radojicic made the decision to declare an emergency because more than 82.5 percent of newly-infected cases in Serbia come from the city, while the government issued temporary measures that will stay valid until July 18.

According to data published by the Health Ministry on Thursday, Serbia has 1,996 active cases of COVID-19, of which 359 new patients were tested positive. The total number of confirmed cases in Serbia is 15,195, while 418,879 people were tested. 287 people have died of COVID-19 since early March.

A trainer wearing a face mask and gloves disinfects gym equipment in Nicosia, Cyprus, June 13, 2020. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

NICOSIA -- The Cypriot government decided on Friday to include the United Kingdom in travel Group B countries as of Aug. 1, which means that a negative COVID-19 test certificate will be required for British travelers, according to Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou.

"Britain's data, according to the presentation done by the epidemiological team, are good, and it has been decided, that if the same good epidemiological profile continues, it can be placed in category B by Aug. 1," Ioannou said after a meeting of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, ministers and epidemiologists.

Accounting for a tourist share of 33 percent in Cyprus, UK is a major source of tourists of the country.■

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