France and Spain, two of Europe's hardest hit countries by Covid-19, set to ease lockdown rules starting Monday
People walk on the banks of the river Seine, with the Eiffel Tower in background in Paris on May 9, 2020, on the 54th day of a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus.
The virus has claimed more than 79,000 lives in the United States, while the worldwide death toll has surged past 279,000, with over four million infections. French health officials warned that "the epidemic remains active and is evolving", and a state of emergency was extended to July 10.In Spain, about half the population will be allowed out on Monday for limited socialization, and restaurants will be able to offer some outdoor service as the country begins a phased transition set to last through June.
Across Europe, commemorations marking 75 years since Nazi Germany's surrender were cancelled or scaled down.In Russia, a soaring number of coronavirus infections forced Moscow on Saturday to pare back traditionally rousing World War II victory celebrations. President Vladimir Putin instead gave a solemn speech at a memorial outside the Kremlin walls, without mentioning the coronavirus.
But the US alone lost an unprecedented 20.5 million jobs in April, driving the unemployment rate to 14.7 percent -- the highest level since the Great Depression of the last century. The US response to the crisis, Obama said, "would have been bad even with the best of governments. It has been an absolute chaotic disaster" under the current administration.In Pakistan, the world's fifth most-populous country, the government ended the lockdown on Saturday and locals streamed into markets and shops, despite still-high infection rates.
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