Global report: Muslims face curfews ahead of Eid amid Covid-19 crisis

Pandemic subdues Ramadan festivities as Taliban declares ceasefire; Spain and Greece to welcome tourists

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Muslims worldwide prepared to celebrate Eid under lockdown, with the strictest governments bringing in 24-hour curfews for the holiday – but across the world the slow march is continuing out of coronavirus quarantine.

For the first time since the beginning of the outbreak, China said it had recorded no new cases of the virus; Spain joined Greece in saying it would be reopening to foreign tourists from July, and also said its football league would start again next month.

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