 Hello and welcome to the International Daily Roundup by People's Dispatch, where we bring you some of the major news developments from across the globe. A team of Cuban doctors reaches South Africa to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Bangladesh reopens government factories despite concerns over workers' safety. Refugee camp in Greece catches fire, renders over 100 people without shenters and one Lebanese protestor succumbs to police firing as protestant. We begin with our update on the global coronavirus pandemic. As of today afternoon, the total number of cases stood at 3.15 million and 218,000 deaths. The number of recoveries stood at over 962,000. Spain, which reported the highest number of cases in Europe so far, now stands among the leading countries in terms of recoveries. Spain, which reported the highest number of cases in Europe so far, now stands among the leading countries in terms of recoveries. The Spanish government has announced a four-faced easing of restrictions by the end of June. Spain intends to join other European countries like Germany and Switzerland that have recently eased pandemic restrictions domestically. France has also announced plans to ease the lockdown in a phased manner. These countries are among the worst affected in Europe that were able to contain the growth of infections and hospitalization rates over the past few weeks. Meanwhile, over 200 doctors from Cuba arrived in South Africa yesterday to assist the country in its efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread. With a total of 4,793 cases, South Africa is one of the worst affected countries in the continent. The doctors landed in Pretoria on April 27, celebrated across the country as Freedom Day, culminating the first election held after the fall of the apartheid regime. The government of Cuba sent 217 doctors following a request by the country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Following a quarantine period of two weeks, these doctors will be deployed to different locations as per the plans of the Health Department. Since the beginning of the global pandemic, the socialist state has already sent over 1,200 doctors to 22 countries including 250 to Angola earlier this month. In the meanwhile, a French civil society group, Cuba Linda, has recommended that the Henry Reeve international contingent of doctors the main arm of Cuba's medical internationalism for the Nobel Peace Prize. The recommendation was made by Cuba Linda yesterday for the doctors' work in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization noted that the medical brigade's work in assisting global efforts to contain the Ebola outbreaks of 2014 and 2015 was also very special. Thousands of government workers returned to work in Bangladesh on Tuesday, despite the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the country. Of the total of 7,600 government factories, over 2,900 opened up on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Government Manufacturers and Exporters Association expects more factories to start operations soon. Bangladesh should impose the COVID-19 lockdown on March 25th, leading factories to shut production. The reopening of government factories may provide relief to workers who experienced a delay in the payment of wages for the month of March. Even though a part of the wages was paid after protests from workers and interventions by trade unions, the full payment of wages is still pending. Though some factories have arranged for hand washing stations, masks and disposable caps, as well as temperature checks, most have failed to adequately implement physical distancing norms. Meanwhile, the fate of thousands of other migrant workers who come to the capital Dhaka from different parts of the country seeking jobs is uncertain. Bangladesh Home Minister Aziz Zaman Khan, after a meeting with representatives of the Exporters Association, announced that no worker from outside Dhaka will be allowed to enter the city for now. Notably, no trade union representatives were present at such meetings when their decision to open the factories was undertaken. A recent fire at the Vathi refugee camp on the Greek island of Samos destroyed several living spaces and tents in the facility, leaving around 100 people shut in this. The facility at Vathi is overcrowded, housing close to 7000 refugees, whereas it has a capacity for only 648 people. Close to 35,000 refugees are currently living on the Aegean Islands of Greece in unsafe conditions. Fires at different camps on these islands have put at risk the lives of tens of thousands of refugees. Another incident of a fire at the Vial camp was reported earlier on April 18. Meanwhile, the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak among refugees is looming large. The death of an inmate at a camp in Chios had triggered protests over fears of an outbreak in the vicinity, such anxiety is spread across camps in the country. Inmates of the overcrowded Moria camp held a peaceful protest on April 22 to denounce their ongoing suffering and demand security and evacuation. The proposed COVID-19 medical center on the camp has not been operationalized yet. Meanwhile, the hostility between islanders and refugees is also on the rise. And finally, one man died in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli yesterday, succumbing to gunshot injuries. He along with several others were wounded when security forces opened fire on the protesters yesterday. Protests in Lebanon have been raging over the government's decision to depreciate the Lebanese currency and its inability to contain the economic crisis. The dead man was identified as Fawaz al-Saman, he was in his 20s. The protests had subsided for a few weeks after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, only to reemerge over the past few days, despite the risk of infection and the nationwide lockdown in place. Protesters in several parts of the country blocked roads and important highways, burned tires and took action against banks. Some of them also tried to break into the central bank headquarters in Beirut. Lebanon is witnessing its worst economic crisis since the end of the civil war in 1990. Massive inflation and high taxes have seen the prices of daily commodities and essential items skyrocket. The Lebanese pound has lost nearly 40% of its value in the last one year. It is currently officially valued at around 1500 pounds against the dollar. That's all we have in this episode of the International Daily Roundup. To know more about these stories, visit our website peoplesdispatch.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this video.