Here is the latest news from our European neighbours, as of Sunday 5 April.
Italy remains the country with the most fatalities from the new disease, but there have been encouraging signs in the last few days as the number of daily deaths and patients in intensive care started to fall.
Cases: 128,948
Deaths: 15,887
Recoveries: 21,815
Deaths from coronavirus in Spain are also slowing, but the government announced an extension of the nationwide lockdown to April 25.
The country remains the second-worst hit in terms of both confirmed cases and fatalities.
Cases: 130,759
Deaths: 12,418
Recoveries: 38,080
France now has the fourth-most deaths from coronavirus, and reinforced travel restrictions have been put in place to deter people from gathering in public, after accusations that the USA is buying up Chinese masks ordered by the French.
The Grand Est region of France, which neighbours Luxembourg, remains one of the worst-affected areas of the country, passing 1,000 deaths on Tuesday.
Cases: 90,863
Deaths: 7,560
Recoveries: 15,574
Angela Merkel labelled the coronavirus Germany’s biggest challenge since the Second World War.
All but 7 of the country’s borders with Luxembourg have been closed, but while Germany ranks fourth for confirmed cases, it is only ninth in deaths, and experts have been astounded by its uniquely low mortality rate.
Cases: 97,351
Deaths: 1,479
Recoveries: 26,400
After initially planning a much-ridiculed strategy of ‘herd immunity’, the UK backtracked, imposing a three-week nationwide lockdown on 23 March.
Since then, however, cases and deaths have soared, with health secretary Matt Hancock - who has recovered from the virus - warning that outdoor exercise may be banned if restrictions are not respected.
Cases: 48,388
Deaths: 4,934
Recoveries: 215
Belgiumclosed its borders to non-essential travellers on 20 March. The country is on ‘lockdown light’, with social distancing measures in place similar to those in Luxembourg.
Cases: 19,691
Deaths: 1,447
Recoveries: 3,751
