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Paris, Jun 17 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) The Disneyland Paris amusement park reopened its doors on Thursday after months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions. The park, closed since October, will maintain capacity limitations and the use of the mask for visitors over six years of age.FOOTAGE OF DISNEYLAND PARIS.
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
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a three-part plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan is to take place in his first 100 days as president, says Business Insider. The plan, he said on Tuesday, includes asking all Americans to wear a mask. He also plans to complete 100 million vaccine shots and open most schools. "My first 100 days won't end the COVID-19 virus, I can't promise that," Biden said. However, Biden does believe the 100 days we can change the course of the disease in the US.
Schools in Denmark reopen after a month-long closure over the novel coronavirus, becoming the first country in Europe to do so. However classes are only resuming in about half of Denmark's municipalities and in about 35 percent of Copenhagen's schools, as other have requested more time to adjust to health protocols still in place. IMAGES
Every night since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in Paris, Lea, a 17-year-old high school student sings at her window, accompanied by a guitar and encouraged by her neighbours. Her performances begin just after the traditional 8pm applause for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing the creation of a Presidential Science Council, which will provide an opportunity "at least once every three months, to exchange views in complete freedom" so as to be able to say "what's not going well". SOUNDBITE