Governments face more pressure to curb virus economic damage


A woman wearing a face mask passing by a screen showing precautions against the coronavirus at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Sunday (April 19). South Korea's prime minister says the country will maintain much of its social distancing guidelines until May 5 but will relax some limits. - AP

SEOUL: South Korea reported fewer than 10 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases on Sunday (April 19) for the first time in two months as other countries ease lockdowns amid pressure worldwide from businesses and the public to limit the pandemic’s economic damage.

US believe the worst is over, orthodox Christians celebrated Easter under curbs that left churches empty. The leader of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians held a service in a desert monastery that was shown on television.

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