“We remain in the eye of the storm,” the WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, said in an online news conference from Copenhagen. After weeks on strict lockdowns, Spain and Italy have begun to ease restrictions, allowing some businesses to reopen. In other parts of Europe, severe restrictions were set to remain in place for weeks, with Britain expected to extend its lockdown measures later Thursday. In Riyadh, G20 nations of the world’s major economies announced a one-year debt moratorium for the world’s poorest nations. “So people come in here all the time… looking for work, looking for food, looking for answers, just hope.”

Source: Manila Times April 16, 2020 11:37 UTC