Coronavirus cases around the world topped 2.9 million Sunday and deaths hit nearly 205,000 people, well over half of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally. The daily toll in Western countries appeared to be levelling off and even falling in hard-hit countries, with numbers out of Italy, Spain and France stabilising in recent days. Other hard-hit countries across Europe are also starting to look toward a slow crawl back to normality. Belgium said schools and businesses will reopen from mid-May, while shops in Germany started to reopen earlier this week. Several countries, including France and Germany, are planning to introduce coronavirus tracing apps to alert users if they are near someone who has tested positive.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 26, 2020 16:30 UTC