The Latest: India’s prime minister warns against complacency

During a 30-minute radio program on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that people need to stick to social distancing, wearing face masks and not spitting in public places. The restrictions have been eased somewhat by allowing neighborhood shops to reopen, and manufacturing and farming activities to resume in rural areas to help millions of poor daily workers. While most recreation remains shuttered under various stay-at-home orders, officials are wary that those still open could draw crowds that will ignore social distancing rules and seek sun and air after being mainly confined indoors for more than a month. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his press briefings are “not worth the time & effort” as his administration prepares to adjust his public presence amid the coronavirus pandemic toward addressing the nation’s economic woes. Tweeting on Saturday, one of the few days in which he has not held a daily briefing since the start of the outbreak, Trump says: “What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately.” ROME — Nearly 200,000 Italian companies have asked authorities for permission to be able to operate during Italy’s lockdown, either because they help essential businesses or because they deem themselves strategic for the national economy during the coronavirus pandemic. A worker wearing protective gears sprays disinfectant at desks and chairs before an insurance planner qualification exam in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 25, 2020. The General Insurance Association of Korea held a qualification exam while maintaining social distancing at the outdoor as a part of precaution against the new coronavirus and also all applicants had to wear face masks and had their temperature checked. A worker wearing protective gears sprays disinfectant at desks and chairs before an insurance planner qualification exam in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 25, 2020. The General Insurance Association of Korea held a qualification exam while maintaining social distancing at the outdoor as a part of precaution against the new coronavirus and also all applicants had to wear face masks and had their temperature checked.