A clerk poses for a photo in an ice cream store in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)
-- UK COVID-19 deaths hit 36,393 as another 351 patients die;
-- Italy's coronavirus deaths rise to 32,616;
-- Madrid to ease lockdown restrictions on Monday;
-- Reported coronavirus cases in Portugal top 30,000.
BRUSSELS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.
LONDON -- Another 351 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 36,393, the 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, 254,195 people have tested positive for the disease in the country, marking a daily increase of 3,287.
A visitor wearing a face mask tours Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy, May 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
ROME -- A further 130 COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's death toll to 32,616, according to the latest official tally on Friday.
The number of recoveries rose to 136,720, an increase of 2,160 compared to Thursday. Nationwide, the number of active infections fell by 1,638 to 59,322, according to the Civil Protection Department.
Of those who tested positive for the coronavirus, 595 are being treated in intensive care, a decrease of 45 compared to Thursday, and 8,957 people are hospitalized with symptoms, down by 312.
Operators modify the circulation of vehicles to widen the sidewalks and ensure social distancing on pedestrians in Barcelona, Spain, May 19, 2020.(Barcelona City Hall/Handout via Xinhua)
MADRID -- Madrid, the Spanish capital, will on Monday ease the lockdown restrictions imposed over two months ago to halt the spread of COVID-19, the country's Health Minister Salvador Illa confirmed on Friday at a press conference.
Illa thanked the different regional authorities for their "magnificent work over the past weeks."
The Madrid region has finally been allowed to progress after the Health Ministry had previously concluded twice that the region's health system didn't meet the requirements for easing lockdown measures.
People observe social distancing while enjoying the sunshine at the Carcavelos beach in Cascais, Portugal, on May 21, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)
LISBON -- Portugal on Friday reported 288 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 30,200 cases, health authorities confirmed.
A further 12 people had died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the 24-hour period, taking the death toll to 1,289 in Portugal.
The country's northern region has the highest number of deaths (725), followed by the region of Lisbon and the Tejo Valley (300), the Center (233), the Algarve (15), the Azores (15) and Alentejo, which registers only one death, with the Autonomous Region of Madeira remaining without a death record.■
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