RT News - April 8, 2020 (16:00 MSK)

Several countries prepare to lift their lockdowns. But the World Health Organization says restrictions have to stay in place, warning that premature steps could be disastrous. European leaders fail to strike a deal on a massive new financial stimulus, which would have included joint EU debt for the worst-hit nations. And an inmate dies of Covid-19 at the prison where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is being held while a UK court rules that his extradition trial will go ahead despite the ongoing shutdown.