And in Germany, the country has reported 2,337 new infections in the past 24 hours, with total cases reaching 150,383. The number of daily infections has dropped significantly compared with the over 6,000 at the height of the pandemic, according to German disease control agency Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

Moreover, the estimated number of recoveries in Germany increased by around 3,500 within one day to 106,800, accounting for more than two thirds of the total cases.

Elsewhere, in Croatia, the number of cured COVID-19 patients has surpassed that of existing patients for the first time. Out of the total 2,009 cases, 982 patients have recovered while 51 died as of Friday afternoon.

In Albania, over 58 percent of patients have also recovered, according to health officials. Of the 678 confirmed cases in the country, 394 are recoveries.

MORE RELAXATIONS

Amid the abating signs of the pandemic, evidenced by the figures, more European countries are planning to ease anti-virus restrictions.

The French government is looking to ease the six-week lockdown on May 11, in the hopes of injecting life into the crumbling economy while ensuring people' safety. The government is set to unveil its exit strategy next week.

In Austria, Education Minister Heinz Fassmann on Friday presented a roadmap for reopening schools in the country: first to go back to school will be pupils in their final year, followed by younger students and then the older ones, with classes divided into two groups to reduce population density.

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