In other Europe news:

• Austria and Germany have agreed to open their borders in two steps: some restrictions will be lifted on Friday before a full reopening on 15 June
• Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia will open their borders to each other from Friday - creating a so-called Baltic bubble
• Beaches on France's north-west coast will start reopening on Wednesday but gatherings of more than eight people are banned
• Belgium's only naturist beach at Bredene won't open at all this year
• Police in Paris had to evacuate the steps of the Sacré-Cœur on Tuesday night because too many people had gathered
• Sweden’s government has promised to fund training for 10,000 healthcare assistants and care home nurses, after criticism of how it handled the spread of coronavirus among the elderly

Bbc.com

German infections remain below 1,000

Germany has seen 798 new infections over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday. The daily death toll rose by 101 to 7,634. Both numbers are in line with the past days' statistics.

The overall number of confirmed infections now stands at more than 171,000, according to official data. Most people though have recovered already and there are only about 18,000 active cases.

The country has been easing lockdown measures, which had left observers worried that cases might go up again.