Latest COVID-19 developments in some European countries

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to Downing Street Sunday night and resume working on Monday. Local media revealed he will announce plans for easing the coronavirus lockdown as early as this week.

The official number of coronavirus deaths in hospitals across the UK now stands at 20,732 while confirmed cases have reached 152,840.

Italy registered its lowest daily toll since March 15, of 260 on Sunday. So far, COVID-19 has claimed 26,644 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 197,675 as of Sunday.

Also, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte vowed Sunday to reopen schools by September and allow many businesses to resume in a week's time as the country emerges from a near-total shutdown.

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France on Sunday reported 242 deaths in the previous 24 hours, of which 152 were registered in hospitals. This was the lowest daily toll in five weeks. The epidemic has claimed 22,856 lives in the country since the beginning of March.

France is also expected to ease lockdown measures as the government will present a plan before parliament on Tuesday.