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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces the closure of primary and secondary schools, effective Wednesday, as part of new stricter lockdown measures aimed at fighting the rising Covid-19 case numbers in the country. SOUNDBITE
Restaurants on Campo de' Fiori square in Rome reopen, as an easing of coronavirus restrictions means they are permitted to serve customers during the day. Sixteen regions are now under the lower-risk "yellow" category, while five -- Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia in the south, Umbria in the centre and South Tyrol in the north -- are still "orange." IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a "stay at home" order for London and southeast England to slow a new coronavirus strain that is significantly more infectious. SOUNDBITE
Inmates at Bolivia's San Sebastian prison in the western city of Cochabamba protest over coronavirus safety measures and call on authorities to intervene, as Bolivia has recorded more than 2,200 confirmed coronavirus deaths among its 11 million population, with "very rapid increases" in cases in Cochabamba and La Paz. IMAGES
Shopping centres in Copenhagen reopen after months-long closures aimed at stemming the spread of the new coronavirus in Denmark. Since the start of the epidemic, Denmark has recorded over 10,000 cases. IMAGES of a shopping centre in Copenhagen
Britain is "past the peak" of its coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says during a press conference, despite recording another 674 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 26,711. SOUNDBITE
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