Europe Coronavirus Updates: UK deaths top 39,000, Italy records lowest new cases since Feb. 27
2020-06-02 11:15:00

A man wearing a face mask cycles in central London, Britain, on May 28, 2020.(Xinhua/Han Yan)

-- UK COVID-19 deaths top 39,000 as another 111 patients die;

-- Italy records lowest new cases since Feb. 27;

-- France's single-day deaths lowest since mid-March;

-- Spain receives no foreign tourists in April amid lockdown.

BRUSSELS, June 1  -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.

LONDON -- Another 111 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Sunday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 39,045, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday.

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

Noting that 111 is the lowest daily death toll since lockdown began in March, Hancock said during the Downing Street daily press briefing that Britain is winning the battle against the novel coronavirus, but warned COVID-19 is "not done yet".

Source: Xinhua Editor: Hiram