Jacinda Ardern eases coronavirus rules after four-week lockdown

New Zealand will start re-opening schools and businesses next Monday, prime minister Jacinda Ardern said today as she hailed the country’s success in stopping an ‘uncontrolled explosion’ of coronavirus.  Ardern said that New Zealand has ‘done what very few countries have been able to do… we have stopped a wave of devastation.’  The maximum Alert … Read more

Children line up six feet apart outside school as Denmark eases coronavirus lockdown restrictions

Denmark’s children are back in the classroom as the country eases its month-long coronavirus restrictions – becoming the first in Europe to reopen schools. Nurseries, kindergartens and primary schools welcomed returning students today who were pictured lining up outside, six feet apart, to maintain social distance rules.  Schools had been closed since March 12 in … Read more