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Europe lifts virus shutters as Japan ends emergency
May 26, 2020
Europeans flocked to parks, gyms and pools on Monday as more countries eased coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifted its state of emergency but urged vigilance to avoid another wave of infections.
Europe Parks, gyms and swimming pools reopened in Spain, as the country emerges from one of the world's toughest lockdowns
As gyms and swimming pools reopened in Germany, Iceland, Italy and Spain, slowing infection rates in Greece allowed restaurants to resume business a week ahead of schedule -- but only for outdoor service. "I'm thrilled to break the isolation of recent months and reconnect with friends," said pensioner Giorgos Karavatsanis. "The cafe in Greece has a social dimension, it's where the heart of the district beats."
'Break the isolation'
'New lifestyle'
The pandemic may be under control in many parts of the world, but in Brazil it shows no sign of slowing. The world's sixth-largest country has now recorded 22,600 deaths, even as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to play down the threat. He flouted social distancing rules again on Sunday, attending a rally outside the presidential palace in Brasilia, ditching his face mask, shaking hands and even hoisting a young boy onto his shoulders. The White House said on Sunday it would bar entry into the US of non-Americans who have been in Brazil in the previous 14 days -- despite Bolsonaro being a close ally of President Donald Trump. Trump himself launched a virulent attack on the media on Monday for criticizing him for playing golf twice over the weekend, as the country fast approaches the 100,000 death milestone. "The Fake and Totally Corrupt News makes it sound like a mortal sin!" tweeted the golf-loving president -- as his rival for the presidency Joe Biden emerged from a two-month confinement, in a mask, to lay a Memorial Day wreath. Trump has also threatened to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina in protest at the state's slow lifting of virus restrictions. When and how to exit lockdowns has divided Americans -- some seeing the restrictions as an infringement of their liberties.
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