Latest COVID-19 development in some European countries

The COVID-19 death toll in the UK rose by 428 to 33,614, health officials said on Thursday. As of Thursday morning, 233,151 have tested positive for the virus in the country.

In Russia, Moscow will begin free mass testing of citizens for the coronavirus from Friday, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed, adding the target is to test 100,000 people a day by the end of May.

Two Russian officials, Education and Science Minister Valery Falkov and Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova, have recovered from the COVID-19.

The Netherlands has recorded a total of 5,590 coronavirus deaths following 28 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the health authority said. The number of people tested positive grew by 270, taking the total number of cases to 43,481.

France on Thursday announced measures worth 18 billion euros (19 billion U.S. dollars) to support its tourism sector, which has been hammered by the coronavirus crisis and resulting shutdown in beaches, leisure attractions and hotels.

Sweden reported 69 more deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 3,529. The total number of infections stands at 28,582.