Muscovites flocked to streets and parks after authorities in the Russian capital lifted a lockdown in place since Mar 30. MOSCOW: Moscow emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the World Health Organization warned the pandemic was"worsening" worldwide.
With more than 485,000 cases as of Tuesday, Russia has the third-highest number of confirmed infections after the United States and Brazil.AdvertisementOfficials say the high number is the result of a huge testing campaign, with more than 13 million tests carried out so far, and point to Russia's relatively low mortality rate as evidence it is safe to ease lockdowns.
"More than six months into this pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal," he said.New York City - the epicentre of America's coronavirus outbreak - began partially reopening its shattered economy on Monday after almost three months of lockdown. "It's good to be back," said Michael Ostergren, manager of the Shakespeare and Co bookshop on Manhattan's Upper West Side, where a trickle of customers arrived shortly after the doors reopened.
Governments around the world are cautiously peeling back those restrictions to resuscitate their economies while trying to avoid a resurgence of infections. Brazil has the world's third-highest death toll at more than 36,000, but President Jair Bolsonaro continues to play down the impact of the virus and has urged regional officials to lift lockdown measures.
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