France and Spain, two of the worst-hit countries in the CCP virus pandemic, laid out separate roadmaps on April 28 for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged that the CCP virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. And new doubts were raised over whether Japan would be able to host the already postponed Summer Olympics next year without the development of a vaccine.
France
France will adopt an aggressive new doctrine on COVID-19 testing from May 11 so that it can slowly unwind its virus lockdown and avoid economic meltdown, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday.The government had set itself a goal of carrying out at least 700,000 tests per week, he said. Once a person tests positive, tracing would begin to identify, test and isolate all those who had been in close contact with the individual.
