For Americans defying the lockdown to a Tokyo governor inspiring a computer game, here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now.
As the world's largest economies contemplate how they will emerge from the social distancing measures imposed over the past couple of months, two schools of thought are emerging: a hawkish desire for a quick re-opening and a dovish preference to err on the side of caution...In the United States, around 2 500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol to protest their Democratic governor's stay-at-home order, defying a ban on gatherings of 50 or more.
But the government, facing a backlog of applications, has clarified rules to say no companies need wait for government approval. So unless they have been told they're not critical, all they need to do is to inform their local authority that they plan to reopen - and go ahead.Germany's Angela Merkel is known for her balanced and sombre language. But every now and then, she can exhibit quite an eye-catching turn of phrase.
Some German retailers began reopening on Monday, along with car and bicycle dealers, and bookstores, under an agreement Merkel reached with state leaders last Wednesday.New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meanwhile announced some of the world's strictest lockdown measures would be eased from next week.
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