The results of serological tests conducted and analysed by the Italian health ministry and statistics agency ISTAT suggest that 1.482 million people in the country or 2.5% of the resident population have developed antibodies for SarsCov2. The estimate suggests that six times as many people have come into contact with the coronavirus than the number of confirmed cases identified so far, ANSA reported.

Spain’s ex monarch Juan Carlos I has told his son, King Felipe VI of his "well-considered decision" to move away from Spain after Swiss and Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities, El Pais reported on Monday.

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and PM Giuseppe Conte on Monday took part in the ceremony for the inauguration of Genoa's new viaduct, two years after its predecessor, the Morandi Bridge, collapsed in a disaster that claimed 43 lives. The national anthem was played, the names of the victims were read out and three minutes of silence were observed in mourning, ANSA reported.

Around 200 asylum seekers landed on eight different boats on Lampedusa overnight, further complicating the already difficult situation on the southern Italian island, ANSA reported. They were taken to the island's migrant hotspot, rising the number present at the facility up to 910. In theory the structure has a capacity of 95.

Rules on wearing masks outdoors in the hardest-hit parts of France take effect on Monday, the latest move to tighten coronavirus restrictions after a nationwide decree last month required people to wear masks in all indoor public places. Pressure is growing on the government to mandate the use of masks outdoors nationwide, AFP reported.

Tourists travelling by ferries in Greece will have to wear face masks even when they are sitting on the open-air decks, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday, cited by Ekathimerini. The new measure will apply from 3 to 18 August. Greece has seen a steady rise in novel coronavirus infections during the last week.

Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum are reassessing Germany's approach to protests during the pandemic, after thousands of people gathered in Berlin at the weekend at an event flouting hygiene measures, dpa reported.

Sweden's health minister Lena Hallengren and the country's Public Health Agency announced updated guidance for the autumn, which include a continued recommendation to work from home, news wires reported. According to the health agency this will help reduce congestion on public transport especially for those like service workers and medical staff who cannot work from home.

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Berlin on Saturday to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violated people’s rights and freedoms, Reuters reported. The march, estimated by police at 15,000, included libertarians, constitutional loyalists and sceptics of the science behind policies to fight the pandemic.

Poland reported on Saturday 658 new coronavirus cases, record number for a third day in a row, the Health Ministry said cited by news wires. More than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia mining region in southern part of the country, which has been grappling with an outbreak among miners.