As what would normally be tax day heads toward evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a Czech scientist explains why she thinks that the new coronavirus was genetically engineered.
From Radio Prague, the Czech government unveils its five-stage plan for reopening businesses.
From The Slovak Spectator, a digest of news in Slovakia, including the reopening of a murder trial under strict coronavirus measures.
From Polskie Radio, Poland will start "very cautiously" easing its coronavirus restrictions.
From ReMix, the European Parliament prepares another resolution against Poland and Hungary, despite the coronavirus crisis. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian professors confirm that weather can affect how the coronavirus spreads. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From Hungary Today, 42 Hungarian mayors call on Prime Minister Orban's government to have coronavirus patients tested before being sent from hospitals to care homes. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at HVG.)
From About Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, protective gear is being continuously delivered to Hungary.
From Russia Today, coronavirus patients are tracked by electronic tags in Murmansk, Russia.
From Sputnik International, according to his family, U.S. citizen Paul Whelan, imprisoned on espionage charges, has been denied a coronavirus test.
From The Moscow Times, more people in Russia go poaching during the coronavirus lockdown.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's Strategic Communications Group issues new recommendations for shopping and for the Easter holidays.
From Novinite, Bulgaria starts mass testing for the coronavirus.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev issues a new order on fruit, vegetable and flower markets.
From Radio Bulgaria, President Rumen Radev (Bulgaria) and Aleksandar Vučić (Serbia) recognize that an economic recovery will help prevent emigration from their countries.
From Ekathimerini, Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos seeks more help from NATO to secure Greece's borders.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek scientists study how the coronavirus might mutate.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Serbia and Republika Srpska (a division of Bosnia) will harmonize their curfews.
From Balkan Insight, Serbia has not reined pollution from its coal-fired power plants.
From Total Croatia News, a mačkula artillery weapon is found in Croatia's Krka National Park.
From Total Slovenia News, some coronavirus-related news in Slovenia.
From the Malta Independent, three migrants stranded in Malta's search and rescue zone are taken back to Libya, but five dead bodies are recovered at sea.
From Malta Today, Maltese bishops ask the Vatican to intervene with other E.U. states through migrant relocations.
From ANSA, the Italian region of Lombardy asks for a resumption of productive activities starting on May 4th.
From SwissInfo, extreme winters are happening more frequently in Switzerland.
From The Portugal News, according to Prime Minister António Costa, the reopening of Portugal must be "prudent".
From El País, Spanish opposition lawmakers blame the governing Popular Party for "turning Spain into a mortuary".
From France24, France reports 1,438 deaths from the coronavirus in 24 hours, possibly including unreported deaths from the Easter weekend.
From RFI, the timeline for restoring Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will be met, despite a delay from the coronavirus crisis.
From VRT NWS, Belgium extends its coronavirus measures until May 3rd.
From The Brussels Times, Belgium approves the use of hospital staff and resources to help nursing homes deal with the coronavirus.
From the NL Times, the Dutch are encouraged to celebrate King's Day at home with online flea markets and distance toasting. (Three years ago, while visiting the Netherlands, I got to celebrate King's Day by exploring the town of Giethoorn.)
From Dutch News, according to the Dutch health minister, the Netherlands has no plans to recommend face masks in the street.
From Allah's Willing Executioners, during Easter weekend, migrant youths assault police in Belgium and Germany. (If you read French, read the story at RTBF.)
From Deutsche Welle, Germany will start easing its coronavirus on May 4th, starting with schools and some retailers.
From Voice Of Europe, German authorities arrest four suspected ISIS members for allegedly planning attacks against American military facilities.
From the CPH Post, the demand for pets greatly increases in Denmark during the coronavirus crisis.
From Euractiv, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warns against letting the coronavirus become a security threat.
From EuroNews, Belper, England finds an a-moo-sing way to relieve coronavirus lockdown loneliness.
From the Express, U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak panics the E.U. by promising to complete a Brexit trade deal by December 31st.
From the Evening Standard, a weatherman becomes an online sensation by playing the drums on air.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a 106-year-old woman in Birmingham, England recovers from the coronavirus.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar faces opposition within his party Fine Gael to a coalition government with the party Fianna Fáil.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Ireland's chief medical officer, the country's coronavirus restrictions will not be lifted in the order in which they were imposed.
From The Conservative Woman, was this "catastrophic" lockdown really needed? (The article notes that there is no national lockdown in the U.S. However, coronavirus restrictions vary from state to state.)
And from Snouts in the Trough, it's amazing how U.S. President Trump somehow keeps his cool.
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