Albania had its lowest daily infections from the new coronavirus in eight weeks on Monday as half its 2.8 million people began enjoying more freedom in green zones and life went on almost as normal for the other half, according to Reuters.

With its economy heading for a recession of up to 5 per cent, or 6.9pc if most of the economy starts working by late summer, Albania has begun over the last two weeks to gradually restart parts of its economy each week.

Just four new infections were traced in the last 24 hours, the lowest number of daily infections in the last eight weeks, said Eugena Tomini of the Health Institute in her daily update.

Covid-19 has killed 31 Albanians and infected 872, with 650 recoveries.