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Russia yesterday (16th) 3,400 people per day were further infected with Corona 19. The World War II victory ceremony held next month was also postponed. The UK, which has over 100,000 confirmed, has decided to apply the national blockade for another three weeks.

Reporter Kim Hye-young of the European situation.

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Russian President Putin says he is delaying the 75th anniversary of World War II scheduled for next month.

Originally, President Moon Jae-in, North Korea Chairman Kim Jong-un, and President Trump, etc., were invited to each country to make special efforts, but they made an inevitable decision to postpone concerns about the spread of Corona19.

[Putin / Russian President: The risks associated with the epidemic (Corona 19) are still very high. This has prevented me from preparing for the Parade and other events.]

President Putin said he would definitely hold the event this year, but did not mention the specific point.

Russia has the largest number of confirmed cases every day for five consecutive days, with over 3,400 new infections confirmed yesterday. The cumulative confirmatory increased to 27,000.

With major European countries slowing down the spread, the UK, with cumulative confirmed numbers of over 100,000, has agreed to extend the blockade for another three weeks.

[Rab / U.K. Foreign Minister: (If the blockade is too fast), it will be the worst outcome not only for the health of the people, but also for the economy and the whole of England. So the current limit will remain the same.]

Switzerland has decided to ease the existing blockade into three phases: the 27th, the 11th of the following month, and the 8th of June.