Latest COVID-19 pandemic developments in Europe  

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia observed a minute's silence for the country's COVID-19 victims on Wednesday, the start of a 10-day nationwide period of mourning.

Spain reported 39 new deaths and 231 new cases on Wednesday. It now has 236,769 cases and 27,118 deaths.

Russia's capital Moscow announced Wednesday that the city's stay-at-home order was to be extended until June 14. The city's officials also ordered all residents to wear masks outside of their homes.

The UK will launch a new service in England called "NHS Test and Trace" on Thursday that will help identify, contain and control the coronavirus.

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace and will need to share information about their recent interactions. Those identified as having been in close contact with someone who tested positive must stay at home for 14 days, even if they do not have symptoms.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that the country's COVID-19 alert system will be downgraded from level 4 to level 3.

Italy registered 117 new fatalities from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing its death toll to 33,072. It marked a visible rise compared to 78 deaths recorded the previous day. The total number of confirmed cases increased by 584 to 231,139.

Switzerland will lift its state of emergency on June 19, the government announced. The Swiss Federal Council said it has decided to downgrade the situation status from "extraordinary" to "special" on the same date. The state of emergency was introduced on March 16.