Latest COVID-19 development in some European countries
Portugal will end national lockdown this Saturday but the reopening of the economy will be a slow and gradual process, the country's president announced on Tuesday. The state of emergency was put in place on March 18, which required most non-essential services to shut during the pandemic.
German media has reported a local coronavirus outbreak at a care home in Berlin where 73 elders were sent to hospital on Monday night, 28 of who have tested positive for the virus.
The Netherlands' number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 171 to 38,416. The country's death toll stands at 4,566.
Serbia reported 222 new cases and six new deaths, taking the country's total infections to 8,497 and fatalities to 168 as of Tuesday afternoon.
Slovakia said on Tuesday it has detected three new cases in the past 24 hours and two new deaths. The country now has a total of 1,384 cases, 20 of which were fatal. Also 423 patients have recovered so far.
Luxembourg plans to test its entire population for the coronavirus before the end of next month, at a rate of 20,000 per day, its government said Tuesday.