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Schengen Area

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Area4312
Established 1995
Population419,392,429
GDP (Nominal)US$15 trillion
Policy of European Union
Did you knowSwitzerland joined the Schengen Area on 12 December 2008.
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The Schengen Area is an area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. The area mostly functions as a single jurisdiction for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy.

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People buy fish in Marseille. France to lift its lockdown on the 11th of may

France, Italy and Spain have registered the lowest daily Death Toll for weeks as they prepare for the easing of restrictions.

France reported 135 deaths; Spain 164 were the lowest since the middle of March; and in Italy, 174 a two-month low.

Meanwhile, a French doctor has claimed that new tests on samples of patients show The Virus was in the country Last Year - weeks before The First officially recorded case.

In Russia, The Virus seems to be on the rise, with 10,000 new infections.

But Russia, the mortality is still low compared to other countries. On Sunday .

the UK recorded 315 new death cases, and has the third highest number of fatalities, behind the United States and Italy. But the British say the outbreak has peaked and The Number of new hospital admissions is reduced.

has the World seen the pandemic, almost 3. 5 million people infected and nearly 250,000 people died.

The Virus Was in France Last Year ?

The Number of recorded deaths is the lowest level since the end of March, if only the deaths were recorded in hospitals. The new figures are homes deaths in nursing and fall for several days.

said, in the Meantime, intensive supervision of the chief of the Paris region, has local media that The Virus was in France on 27. December - a month before The First cases were confirmed.

Yves Cohen told BFMTV that his team had revisited the negative tests for influenza and other corona viruses in 24 patients, which was in the hospital with respiratory symptoms during December and January.

"Of the 24 patients, we had a positive Result for Covid-19 on 27 December , when he was in the hospital With Us ," He Said , adding that The Test was repeated several times to confirm the Result .

" and urged other negative tests in the same period of time, to be re-tested.

France is planning to lift its lockdown on 11 may, when the children back to the school in phases, with some shops open and people will be able to travel within 100 kilometres (60 Miles ) from their homes, without The Need for a document to be a reason for their movement.

said on Sunday the Minister of health, Olivier Veran , this will depend on further falls in The Number of new infections, particularly in the worst affected areas, such as the Paris region and North-East France.

France is also clarified that a rule requiring those who go to the country, in isolation for Two Weeks , do not apply for guests from the EU countries, the Schengen Area and the United Kingdom.

What is happening in Spain?

Spain Death Toll of the 164 was the lowest level for a month-and-a-half and was More Than a hundred down on Saturday's figure.

On Saturday, the adults were able to exercise outdoors on Saturday for the First Time in Seven Weeks . The blocking was relaxed for children under 14, a week ago.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that Spain was in favour of the victims, the most during the lockout, one of Europe's strictly rewarded.

On Monday, the masks will be mandatory for Public Transport and some small businesses, such as hairdressers and dates open for individual customers.

What is in Italy?

Italy registered the lowest daily number of corona virus-related deaths since shortly after the lockdown two months ago. To fall in both The Number of new infections and patients in the intensive care station.

The country is relaxing its lockdown from Monday, the Italians exercise, as long as the rules for the maintenance of the physical distance. You will also be able to visit Relatives - But not with Friends - in your area.

However, the schools, the cinema, and most of the shops remain closed. Bars and restaurants are to start due to the customers sitting at the tables in June.

Italy, the Death Toll stands at 28,884 - Second only to the United States, where More Than 68,000 people died.

The UK Death Toll 28,446, while in Spain and France, 25,100 people, and 24,729 people are died.

The British government is expected to announce to the pandemic this coming Sunday .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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