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A man wearing a face mask sits in a tram at Manchester Victoria Railway Station in Manchester, Britain, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Jon Super/Xinhua)
-- UK COVID-19 deaths rise to 42,927 as another 171 patients die;
-- Italy's active coronavirus infections drop under 20,000;
-- 60 pct of infected healthcare workers in Ireland still ill;
-- North Macedonia to resume flights on July 1.
BRUSSELS, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in European countries.
LONDON -- Another 171 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Monday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 42,927, the British Department of Health and Social Care said Tuesday.
The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.
As of Tuesday morning, 306,210 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase of 874, according to the department.
A man wearing a face mask talks with a staff member at Roma Termini Train Station in Rome, Italy, June 3, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
ROME -- Active coronavirus infections have dropped below 20,000 over the past 24 hours in Italy, the country's Civil Protection Department said Tuesday.
The active infections decreased to 19,573, down by 1,064 cases from Monday, according to the daily bulletin of the department.
A total of 184,585 patients have recovered, an increase of 1,159 compared to Monday. The overall death toll rose to 34,675 after 18 patients lost their lives in the past 24 hours.
People line up outside a reopened chocolate cafe in Dublin, Ireland, June 8, 2020. (Xinhua)
DUBLIN -- About 60 percent of healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 in Ireland are still ill, said Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization (INMO) on Tuesday.
In a report submitted earlier in the day to a special committee of the lower house of the Irish parliament, the INMO said that a total of 8,018 healthcare workers in the country had contracted COVID-19 as of the end of May, according to the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE.
The number of healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 accounted for about one-third of the country's total confirmed cases, said the INMO in the report submitted to the special committee dealing with the government response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Vehicles cross the border between Spain and France from La Jonquera, Spain, June 21, 2020. (Photo by Ismael Peracaula/Xinhua)
MADRID -- A study published by the Emisor Tourism National Observatory (ObservaTUR) holds out the hope that domestic tourists will help Spain's tourism sector compensate for the loss of foreign visitors due to the coronavirus.
The study, entitled "Habits and Behavior of National Tourists," shows that six out of 10 Spaniards still aim to take their summer holidays this year, with 76 percent preferring to remain in Spain and only 24 percent planning to travel abroad.
Those who do not plan to take a summer holiday explain their decision with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and cite worries about safety measures in place to combat the virus.
People cross the border checkpoint between North Macedonia and Serbia in Tabanovce, North Macedonia, June 17, 2020. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua)
SKOPJE -- The government of North Macedonia said on Tuesday that it has decided to resume flights at International Airport of Skopje and St. Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid, on July 1.
The decision was taken at a government meeting and is based on the recommendations of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, according to a press release.
On March 18, authorities decided to close flights at the two airports in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country.
