Blood testing

Arcuri said blood testing for antibodies to the coronavirus－to find out what percentage, if any, of the population has unknowingly come in contact with the virus at some point－will begin on May 4.

Italy had a total of 195,351 cases as of Saturday.

In France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present to the parliament on Tuesday the government's plan on gradually lifting the country's lockdown, his office said on Saturday.

The country reported 369 new deaths on Saturday, lower than previous days. Hospital admissions also fell by 436 to 28,222.

The French government is set to unwind its two-month confinement on May 11. Schools will be reopened in stages, with much smaller classes and on a voluntary basis. Retail activities will resume with strict rules to limit the number of people in shops at the same time.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, authorities in the country's two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, announced the relaxation of restrictions.

The government of FBiH called off a curfew on Friday, along with a ban on the movement of people under 18 and over 65. Officials in Republika Srpska announced on the same day that shops, trades and services would be allowed to reopen on Monday.

Xinhua - Agencies