A clerk works in a coffee shop in London, Britain, May 17, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths top 35,000 as Britain faces "severe recession";

-- COVID-19 cases fall as Italy struggles to reopen;

-- Germany's COVID-19 cases rise to 175,210, death toll tops 8,000;

-- Spain reports slight increases in new virus cases, deaths.

BRUSSELS, May 19 -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

LONDON -- Another 545 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Monday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 35,341, Environment Secretary George Eustice said Tuesday.

The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

Earlier in the day, Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned that Britain faces a "severe recession".