29 April 2020

Wednesday

2020-04-29

Events

 * Germany extends its global travel warning until 14 June, and has said it will review the situation once again then. As of today the country has 160,553 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 6,451 people have died.
 * A dozen European Union member states have called for a relaxation of air-passenger rights rules to help airlines deal with the economic fallout from coronavirus. The 12 member states argue the requirement of a 2004 EU regulation to reimburse cancelled flights in cash is adding to airlines’ cash-flow problems.
 * The UK home secretary Priti Patel has said she is considering enforced quarantine and thermal screening at the border, among possible measures to prevent further spread of coronavirus.