A woman wearing a face mask walks past the statue of Winston Churchill in central London, Britain, May 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
-- UK COVID-19 death toll rises by 215 to 38,376
-- Active infections drop by 2,484 to 43,691 in Italy
-- France sees fewer hospitalized patients for seventh week
-- Spain's death toll rises by 4 to 27,125
BRUSSELS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.
LONDON -- Another 215 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Friday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 38,376, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said Saturday.
The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.
Chairing Saturday's Downing Street daily briefing, Dowden said Britons will be able to exercise outside with up to five others from different households from Monday, provided that strict social distancing guidelines are followed.
He also announced that from Monday, competitive sports will be allowed behind closed doors in England, paving the way for the return of live sports on TV screens in almost three months.
Children look at a lion at the Bioparco zoo in Rome, Italy, on May 29, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
ROME -- A further 111 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's death toll to 33,340, out of total infection cases of 232,664, according to fresh figures on Saturday.
Nationwide, the number of active infections dropped by 2,484 to 43,691, according to the Civil Protection Department.
Of these infections, 450 are in intensive care -- 25 fewer compared to Friday, and 6,680 are hospitalized with symptoms -- down by 414 from the day before. The remaining 36,561, or about 84, are isolated at home with no symptoms or only mild symptoms.
Recoveries rose by 2,789 compared to Friday, bringing the nationwide total to 155,633.
Handmade masks are on sale at a bakery near Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, France, May 29, 2020.(Xinhua/Gao Jing)
PARIS -- France on Saturday recorded 57 new COVID-19 deaths, taking the tally to 28,771, while fewer hospitalized patients were registered for the seventh week in a row.
In a statement, the country's Health Ministry said the human loss caused by the disease rose by 0.3 percent in hospitals to 18,444.
A total of 14,380 people infected were receiving treatment in hospital, down from 14,695 on Friday. The number of patients in intensive care units dropped by 36 to 1,325, it added.
Since the start of the pandemic, 101,593 people with the COVID-19 have been admitted to hospitals in France, of whom 17,933 required life support, while 68,268 patients have recovered.
People walk on a street during the COVID-19 pandemic in Barcelona, Spain, May 29, 2020. (Barcelona City Hall/Handout via Xinhua)
MADRID-- Spain reported four new coronavirus deaths in the 24-hour period until midnight Friday, raising the country's death toll to 27,125, said the Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the country reported a sharp rise of 271 new cases, bringing the nationwide total to 239,228, compared with a rise of 187 cases in the previous 24-hour period.
Of the new cases, 183 were registered in the regions of Madrid and Catalonia, while 13 of Spain's 17 Autonomous Communities reported less than 10 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry. ■
