Sydney, Australia - May 1, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Building
2. Various of closed stores
3. Pedestrians
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Derby, local resident (full name not given) (ending with shot 5):
"Because we are all at home. Mental health is a big issue. So, obviously, being able to go and see family and friends it kind of gives people a bit of mind at ease. It's a good idea. I think it's going to make everyone happy."
5. Various of pedestrians
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robbie, local resident (full name not given):
"There are still cases here in New South Wales and I think it's still taking time for them to contain it and keep everybody safe."
7. Closed store
8. SOUNDBITE (English) resident of New South Wales (name not given):
"I think it's a good thing that we start seeing friends and family, but we [should] do it in steps. We don't just rush into it, because that's where we're going to have 'round two' and we don't want that."
9. App that helps find close contacts of COVID-19 cases

Madrid, Spain - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of makeshift hospital IFEMA (Institucion Ferial de Madrid), patients, medical staff

Madrid, Spain - May 1, 2020 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of medical staff, patients applauding
12. Various of patients on wheelchairs
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Nacho Sevilla, doctor, makeshift hospital IFEMA (starting with shot 12):
"This has been a unique experience for many health workers. We took care of many patients that were in real need of help. They were alone and often worried about the situation. So for us and everyone that was here it was a fantastic experience."
14. Various of medical staff celebrating closure of makeshift hospital
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Natalie Gutierrez, health care worker, makeshift hospital IFEMA:
"We can't just stop here, we need to keep working so this doesn't happen again, and if it does, then we have learned a lot from this experience. So we can feel very positive about that."
16. Medical staff in celebration
17. Medical staff holding banner reading "primary care"

New South Wales State in Australia partially lifted its visiting restrictions while Spain closed one of its main makeshift hospital as the COVID-19 outbreak is easing in the two countries.

According to latest data released by the Australian Department of Health, the country reported a total of 6,767 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Friday, with New South Wales being the only state with more than 3,000 cases.

Recent reports also show that the daily new confirmed cases in the country have mostly been contained under 20, while in New South Wales, the number is below 10.

The improving pandemic situation led to a recent lifting of visiting restrictions, which previously required residents to leave home for essential reasons only, such as shopping, exercising, working or seeking medical treatment.

Now up to two adults together with their children can visit their friends or family as long as they follow the social distancing rule of keeping 1.5 meter apart.

The easing restriction is seen by the many as a step back to normal life and a way to ease the nerves brought by long-time solitude.

"Because we are all at home. Mental health is a big issue. So, obviously, being able to go and see family and friends it kind of gives people a bit of mind at ease. It's a good idea. I think it's going to make everyone happy," said Derby, a resident in Sydney.

Although Australia has seen significant progress in containing the outbreak, the fact that there are still new confirmed cases in New South Wales triggered some worries.

"There are still cases here in New South Wales and I think it's still taking time for them to contain it and keep everybody safe," said Robbie, a Sydney resident.

"I think it's a good thing that we start seeing friends and family, but we [should] do it in steps. We don't just rush into it, because that's where we're going to have 'round two' and we don't want that," said another resident of New South Wales.

To effectively contain the outbreak, the Australian government introduced an app called "COVIDsafe", which uses blue tooth technology to quickly locate those in close contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The health department previously said that at least 10 million people should install the app to make it effective, but only some 3.5 million people have downloaded the app so far due to concerns of personal information security.

Meanwhile, Spain closed on Friday one of its main field hospital IFEMA (Institucion Ferial de Madrid) which was transformed from a conference center in late March to cope with the flood of coronavirus patients.

As the hospital was closed on the International Workers' Day, its closure also serves as a moment to reflect on the outstanding job undertaken by medical professionals who risked their life for the community.

"This has been a unique experience for many health workers. We took care of many patients that were in real need of help. They were alone and often worried about the situation. So for us and everyone that was here it was a fantastic experience," said Nacho Sevilla, a doctor from the hospital.

Medical staff understand that the closure of one hospital does not mean the end of the outbreak, and their will continue to fight somewhere else for sure.

"We can't just stop here, we need to keep working so this doesn't happen again, and if it does, then we have learned a lot from this experience. So we can feel very positive about that," said Natalie Gutierrez.

Following the closure, the government will continue to store equipment in the conference center in case of a second wave of infections.

The Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services on Thursday confirmed further falls in the numbers of new deaths and cases of COVID-19 in the country.

The ministry said a total of 24,543 people have died from COVID-19 in Spain so far, with 268 losing their lives in the 24-hour period until 21:00 local time (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, 57 fewer than the 325 deaths reported in the previous day, and 172 fewer than the 440 confirmed a week ago.

There was also a significant fall in new cases detected by PCR tests -- which tell if the coronavirus is active in the body -- with 1,309 newly confirmed cases, taking the country's total to 213,435.