Europe

BRUSSELS, Apr 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – COVID-19-stricken Europe breathed a sigh of relief Sunday, as Italy reported its lowest single-day deaths in nearly three weeks and Spain saw continued fall in new cases and deaths.

Between Saturday and Sunday, the death toll in Italy was 525, the lowest one-day total since Mar 19. The country registered its one-day high of 969 fatalities on Mar 27. Still, the pandemic now resulted in 15,887 deaths, more than in any other country.

LISBON, Apr 6 (NNN-LNA) – Portuguese Minister of Health, Marta Temido, admitted that, there are 1,332 health professionals infected by COVID-19 in the country.

The minister said, the infected professionals include 231 doctors, 339 nurses and 762 from other areas, who work within hospitals, adding, the government hired 500 nurses to reinforce the fight against the pandemic.

Temido revealed that, her ministry is working to identify whether there are “possible weaknesses” in the protection of these professionals.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The Akademik Cherskiy pipelaying vessel indicated earlier as a potential ship to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak continues moving towards Europe. Currently the ship that departed from the port of Nakhodka in the Russian Far East is navigating around Africa near the Angolan shore and is heading for the north of the Atlantic Ocean en route to the Spanish port of Las Palmas, according to the data of the Myshiptracking web portal.

The vessel has been operated by Gazprom Flot since 2016.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The OPEC+ teleconference has been postponed from April 6 to April 9 for technical reasons, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, adding that relevant preparations are underway.

"It [OPEC+ teleconference] has been rescheduled to Thursday for technical reasons. Relevant preparations are underway," he said.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the measures taken to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

"They have discussed the measures taken to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection," the Kremlin press service informs. "In this regard, Nikol Pashinyan has expressed gratitude to Russia for its aid."

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The Northern Fleet’s Project 22350 lead frigate Admiral Gorshkov has left for the Belomorsk base for undergoing maintenance and loading a Tsirkon hypersonic missile for the next test-launch, a source in the defense industry told TASS on Monday.

"The frigate Admiral Gorshkov has left for the Belomorsk naval base for undergoing some maintenance work and also for loading a Tsirkon missile launcher," the source said.

As the source specified, "the hypersonic missile’s second test-firings are expected to be carried out from the ship in April-May."

VLADIMIR, April 6. /TASS/: The Generium bio-pharmaceutical company, located in Russia’s Vladimir Region, has registered the first Russian-made coronavirus infection express test, developed by the Medical Biological Union Group, the company announced Monday.

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/: The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 954 over the past day to 6,343 in 80 regions, the crisis center told reporters on Monday.

Some 406 people have recovered and 47 people have died of the coronavirus.

6 April 2020; AFP: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent the night in hospital after being admitted for tests following 10 days of persistent symptoms of coronavirus, but the government insisted Monday he remained in charge.

The Conservative leader announced on March 27 that he had tested positive for COVID-19, and has been self-isolating in his flat above Downing Street ever since.

LONDON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests after showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive, The Guardian reported.

Quoting a Downing Street spokeswoman, it said the Prime Minister was admitted to the hospital Sunday night following the advice of his doctor.

His hospitalisation comes as a precautionary step, as he had continued to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus.