Countries navigate uncertain path between preventing resurgence of Covid-19 and providing economic and psychological relief for people at home
A man wearing a protective mask walks past a sign that reads"Courage", in Paris as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease in France, April 25, 2020.
The daily toll in Western countries appeared to be levelling off and even falling, but fears abounded in many places of a second surge after restrictions on movement are lifted. Spain has had one of the world's strictest lockdowns since March 14, with healthy adults only allowed to leave home to buy food or medicine or briefly walk a dog, and children not allowed out under any circumstances until now.
German police arrested dozens of protesters in Berlin on Saturday for flouting the coronavirus lockdown measures they were demonstrating against. Hard-hit Iran has steadily allowed the restarting of businesses, but health officials Saturday raised fears of a "fresh outbreak" with another 76 fatalities declared, bringing the country's official death toll to more than 5,600.
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