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Countries Worldwide in Different Stages of COVID-19 Trajectory

VOA News

   WASHINGTON - Tuesday saw an increase in deaths and new COVID-19 cases
   in Britain, France, some eastern European countries, Sweden, Japan and
   the United States, while China, South Korea and a handful of other
   countries reported a decline in deaths and new infections.

   China on Tuesday ended the 76-day lockdown in the city of Wuhan, Hubei
   province, where the coronavirus outbreak began in late December.
   Residents who can produce a smartphone application that shows they do
   not have COVID-19 and have not been in recent contact with anyone
   infected with the disease, can move about freely, and traffic has
   returned to roadways and railways.

   In South Korea, steady progress continued with just 47 new infections
   reported Tuesday, but officials remain concerned about a return of the
   virus and are urging people to stay at home.'¯'¯

   Austria, Denmark and Norway announced easing their own lockdowns,
   including the re-opening of schools, after the spread of the virus
   showed a decline. Even Italy and Spain, the worst hit European
   countries reported a slow but steady decline in deaths and new
   infections.

   But after a spike in new deaths in the past two days, France on Tuesday
   became the fourth country to surpass 10,000 deaths from the
   coronavirus, after Italy, Spain and the United States. Authoritiesin
   Paris banned residents from doing outdoor exercise between 10 a.m. and
   7 p.m. to keep them off the streets. The ban starts Wednesday and
   applies to the French capital only. France has been in lockdown since
   March 17, and the measures have been extended until April 15, with
   another extension expected soon.

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