World at a glance

Patients sent home
CHINESE authorities say everyone who was being treated for coronavirus in hospital in Wuhan has now been sent home. In Germany, officials say Chinese diplomats asked them to put out “positive public statements” about Beijing’s handling of the crisis.

School resuming
BY this Wednesday, schools in all Australian states and territories will have returned for a heavily modified and distinctly abnormal term two. How schools would operate while nation-wide coronavirus restrictions are in place has been a contentious topic for some time, with the Federal Government allowing each state or territory to make the final call on their own plans.

Plans outlined
ITALY has outlined plans to ease the strict restrictions imposed seven weeks ago to curb the spread of the coronavirus as it recorded its lowest daily death toll since mid-March. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said curbs would be eased from 4 May, with people being allowed to visit their relatives in small numbers, in masks. Parks will reopen, but schools will not restart classes until September.

Death toll declines
SPAIN, which has been one of the countries worst hit in the coronavirus pandemic, has reported its lowest daily death toll in more than a month. Its health ministry said earlier that 288 more people had died of the virus, the lowest number since March 20. The figure is a steep drop from the 378 deaths recorded on Saturday.

Lockdown eased
LOCKDOWN measures in Spain have been eased to allow children outside for the first time in six weeks. Spain has had one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns but the government hopes to ease measures further to let everyone exercise outside.

Lockdown lifted
MORE US states are beginning to lift lockdown orders even as US leaders say social distancing guidelines will be necessary throughout the summer. But governors warn that life will not quickly return to normal, and that restrictions will remain in some places to keep the virus from resurging. On Friday, the US saw its largest single-day spike in cases.

Certificate eyed
CHILE’S government says it will go ahead with a controversial plan to issue certificates to people who have recovered from Covid-19. The documents would be given to people to allow them to return to work, Deputy Health Minister Paula Daza said.

Suggestion disputed
THE mayor of Las Vegas wants Sin City to reopen – but gaming industry workers, casino executives and Nevada’s governor beg to differ. That’s why it’s unlikely that gamblers will be setting foot inside casinos on the glitzy Las Vegas Strip anytime soon.