Albania extends lockdown

Albanian schools, cafes, restaurants and other public venues will remain shut and restrictions on social and economic activity will stay in place till the end of the coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said.

The order effectively extends a lockdown, in force since mid-March, that had been due to end on April 3.

The Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 16 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total in the small Balkan nation of 2.8 million people to 259, though of those only 79 are in hospital and just four need assistance in breathing.

The death toll stands at 15.

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