But the battle against Covid-19 is far from won, with more than 300,000 deaths and nearly 4.5 million infections globally, and the virus continuing to ravage the United States and Russia. With a vaccine a year away at best and the World Health Organization warning the virus might never go away, countries are taking steps to try to return life to something like a semblance of normality. Slovenia on Friday became the first European country to open its borders, declaring an end to its coronavirus epidemic, despite new infections still being reported. The pressure to ease lockdowns has mounted as the catastrophic economic effects of the virus have become clearer. The World Health Organization warned that Africa is a hotspot waiting to happen, despite so far having escaped the worst of the disease.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 15, 2020 17:48 UTC