This archive report was first published on 4 June 2020.
As of June 4, 2020, the African continent has seen a continued growth in the total tally of Covid-19 cases, with 158,318 confirmed cases and 4,508 deaths, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The agency also disclosed that some 67,630 people who have been infected with the disease have recovered across the continent so far.
Italy, an earlier epicentre of the pandemic in Europe, has begun to partially lift travel bans as its new infections are dropping. On June 4, 2020, Italy partially reopened its border after closing it to all but essential travel for nearly three months.
Starting from June 4, 2020, people in Italy are allowed to move freely within the country, and cross-border travel restrictions were also eased on the same day, with travellers from the European Union and Schengen countries, as well as the United Kingdom, Andorra and Monaco being allowed to visit the country without subjecting to quarantine.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a nationally televised press conference on June 4, 2020, "A month from May 4, when we reopened our manufacturing and construction sectors, we can say the numbers are encouraging."
"The trend of new cases is constantly decreasing in all our regions," he said. "This shows the strategy we adopted is and has been the right one."
