How the rest of the world is dealing with coronavirus

Coronavirus has infected more than seven million people across the world and killed more than 400,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Here are the latest updates on the pandemic from around the world:

■■ARMENIA

Prime minister Nikol Pashinian says he and his family have recovered from coronavirus.

Mr Pashinian said on Facebook that he and his family members tested negative yesterday for a second time in as many days.

He announced he was infected a week ago, adding that he probably contracted the virus from a waiter who brought him a glass a water at a meeting without wearing gloves and later tested positive.

Armenia has so far reported over 13,000 infections, including 211 deaths, among its population of nearly three million.

■■CYPRUS

Officials are warning against undue complacency on social distancing after video emerged of an open-air nightclub at a popular seaside resort packed with patrons.

Cyprus police spokesman Christos Andreou said the Ayia Napa nightclub’s owner faces a charge of flouting maximum capacity limits set out under a Health Ministry order.

Mr Andreou said police are taking the owner to court because he was repeatedly warned over the weekend not to exceed the allowable capacity.

Police will also seek a court order to temporarily shut down the club.

Cyprus is eager to get its key tourism sector back on track after a two-month lockdown, but officials say they will not allow anyone to cut corners on what they need to do to protect against the spread of Covid19.

Commercial flights from a limited number of countries resume today. Cyprus has lifted almost all restrictions, but a ban on indoor bar and nightclub openings remains.

■■RUSSIA

Moscow says it will partially reopen the country’s borders as it eases coronavirus restrictions.

Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin said travelling abroad for work, studying, medical treatment or taking care of relatives will be allowed.

He said Russia will let in foreigners seeking medical treatment or taking care of family members.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters there is “no set date” yet for resuming international flights, which were halted in late March.

■■GREECE

Bars, nightclubs and internet cafes have been allowed to reopen in Greece, where an early lockdown is credited with keeping the number of coronavirus deaths and serious illnesses at low levels.

Nearly all lockdown measures have now been lifted in a phased reopening, with regulations in place for businesses to maintain limits on the number of customers allowed and distances to be maintained.

Most bars, nightclubs and restaurants operate outdoors in Greece during the summer months, which has helped authorities in allowing them to reopen.

However, government and health authorities warned that local lockdowns could be imposed if violations in social distancing regulations lead to outbreaks.

■■MOLDOVA

The government says it has registered a record number of new cases during the first week of June, as a former health minister described the situation as “out of control”.

One of the poorest countries in Europe, and plagued by corruption and political turmoil, Moldova confirmed 1,449 new cases during June 1-7, nearly 300 more than the previous week, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

It was the fourth consecutive week with more than 1,000 new cases.

Since its first confirmed case on March 7, Moldova – population 3.5 million – has registered 9,700 cases and 346 deaths.

■■SOUTH AFRICA President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is worried that the country’s numbers of Covid-19 are rising fast.

Over half of South Africa’s more than 48,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in the last two weeks, prompting concerns that Africa’s most developed economy is about to see a steep rise in infections.

South Africa has the most cases in Africa, whose 54 countries have reported more than 184,000 cases including more than 5,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.