Earlier we reported on signs that Italy's outbreak may have passed its peak - its daily death toll on Sunday was the lowest in two weeks.

Also this weekend, media are reporting the story of 104-year-old grandmother Ada Zanusso who survived Covid-19 in Lessona, in northern Italy.

She was living in a nursing home where 20 residents died from the virus.

"She has lost none of his lucidity and intelligence. Her recovery is a great joy and a reward for all those who have looked after her in these difficult days, " her doctor Carla Furno Marchese told La Repubblica newspaper., external

She's not the only very old survivor, but her story provides some hope as we report on the global death toll.

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Millions of people across India switched off electric lights and lit lamps and candles at 21:00 (15:30 GMT) on Sunday to show solidarity in the fight against the coronavirus.

The gesture, which lasted for nine minutes, was a result of a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BBC's Divya Arya, who is in Delhi, reported:

"This show of national solidarity was designed to symbolise the victory of light over the darkness of the coronavirus pandemic.

"But the opposition dismissed the event as a photo opportunity, and accused the government of failing to address pressing issues such as facilities for health workers and financial support for the poor."

Eighty-three people have died and more than 3,500 have tested positive for the virus in India.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would be speaking in the coming days to US President Donald Trump as he tries to resolve a dispute over mask exports.

Major US manufacturer 3M said this week that the government had asked it to stop exporting US-made N95 respirator masks to Canada and Latin America.

In his daily Covid-19 briefing on Sunday, Mr Trudeau noted that the US and Canada both depended on medical supplies and other goods flowing across the border.

The PM has also said that in parts of Canada like Windsor, across from Detroit, some medical workers - such as nurses - do work in the US.

"That is the point we're making to the administration," he said.

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African countries are experiencing a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths, and many governments are enforcing strict social distancing measures.

Here are some of the latest developments from the continent:

• South Sudan has reported its first case - a 29-year-old woman who works for the UN, officials say. She recently arrived in the country from the Netherlands, although her nationality was not revealed. Experts warn that the consequences could be dire if the virus spreads rapidly, as the country has extremely limited health facilities
• The first death as a result of Covid-19 has been confirmed in Ethiopia. The female victim, aged 60, had been receiving hospital treatment in the capital, Addis Ababa, since 31 March, the health ministry said on Sunday
• In South Africa, the government has identified a private hospital in Durban as a hotspot for coronavirus infections. Six of the country's nine deaths have been in the area. It wants anyone who has been a patient at St Augustine's hospital since early March to contact the health officials. South Africa is the worst-hit country on the continent - with more than 1,500 cases
• Malawi's President Peter Mutharika and all government ministers are taking a 10% wage cut for three months to raise money to tackle the pandemic. Mr Mutharika announced the move as he set out a stimulus package to help cushion the economic impact of the disease. Malawi, among the world's poorest countries, has declared a state of emergency
• People in Kenya say they are being treated inhumanely in mandatory quarantine. More than 2,000 Kenyans and foreigners were ordered to stay in hotels and government facilities after arriving in the country. Now, in facilities where there's been a confirmed case of coronavirus, the quarantine period is being extended from 14 days to one month. There are 126 confirmed cases of the virus in Kenya

For more information and statistics, check out our coronavirus in Africa tracker.

There has been some positive news coming from Italy, which has reported more deaths from Covid-19 than any country.

In Sunday's briefing, the head of Italy's Civil Protection said that 525 people had died in the previous 24 hours - the lowest daily figure since 19 March.

He added that there had also been a drop in the number of people in hospital or requiring intensive care.

Almost 129,000 people have been infected since the outbreak reached Italy, and a total of 15,887 have died.

1. Health Secretary Mr Hancock said he "cannot rule out further steps" being introduced in terms of social distancing - but none are imminent. That's because the vast majority of people are following the rules, he said. "What we are doing is being absolutely clear that the current rules must be followed," he added.
2. Two people Mr Hancock "was fond of" have died as a result of the outbreak. "I understand what a difficult time this is for the country," he said.
3. The NHS has more than 9,000 ventilators That is being "ramped up" over the next week to reach a target of 18,000, Mr Hancock said. He added it's not thought that many would be needed, but it is important to keep the supply above the need.
4. England's deputy chief medical officer said it was important to test for potential cases of Covid-19 in care homes and prisons. But Dr Jenny Harries said hospitals have to be top of the list.

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In the range of questions put to Matt Hancock and Dr Jenny Harries, you began to see a sense of just how nervous people are.

Mr Hancock was talking about the story from Saturday where the accident and emergency (A&E) department at a Watford hospital was closed and patients were diverted elsewhere.

Mr Hancock was making the point that something which happens relatively often - where there is an incident of equipment failure - only generates national headlines when there is deep anxiety about the capacity of the NHS to cope.

Also, there were concerns over personal protection equipment (PPE) for people in frontline services beyond those who generate headlines, in the context of prison staff and care homes.

As we head into third week of lockdown the questions inevitably sharpen towards the government, because of the lag between social distancing measures and any potential consequence that they have in driving down the infection rate.

We are still seeing grim numbers day-to-day of those hospitalised and those dying.

And so we reach the end of the daily briefing from Mr Hancock and Dr Harries.

Stay tuned for the coronavirus updates from around the world.

And, at 20:00 BST, we'll bring you live updates from a rare special address from the Queen, in which she is to stress the value of self-discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic.

What else did the health secretary for England say? Here's a summary of a few more points:

• Mr Hancock said he understood that "people are yearning to know how long this will all last", but that "the answer is entirely dependent on how much people follow the rules on social distancing"
• And a bit extra on NHS capacity - he said there were currently more than 2,336 spare critical care beds for the NHS in England
• He urged anyone with coronavirus symptoms to use the new NHS status checker tool, which can be found here, external. "The more people who use it, the better informed our response will be"

Asked about Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood, who faced calls to resign after travelling to her second home, Mr Hancock says: "This is a matter for the Scottish government."

"These rules are there for everyone," he adds.

Mr Hancock says it's not yet clear how much immunity people develop once they have had coronavirus - and for that reason, social distancing rules are in place for all.

He also says that the virus can spread in "all sorts of different ways", directly through respiration and also through touching objects, which someone else goes on to touch.

You cannot be sure who has it, especially before they have symptoms, he stresses. So the only way "of bending the curve down" is to reduce social contact.

Television broadcasts of the latest daily coronavirus briefing by the UK government were delayed, meaning viewers missed the opening 13 minutes.

This was due to a technical problem affecting all broadcasters.

There has been a "huge amount of work" looking at the impact of interventions to combat the spread of coronavirus, says Dr Harries.

She says identifying who has had the virus - and where immunity has been developed - will be important.

She suggests that if an area were identified where "a number of people were immune", it "may be" that restrictions on movement could be reassessed - but adds that the government would "need to be very mindful" in areas with fewer cases.

"The very last thing we want to do is put in all of this effort with everybody trying to do the right thing… and then find we lift the lid too early and have a second spike," she says.

"It will waste the effort that we’ve put in."

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The health secretary for England said earlier in the briefing that he was mourning the deaths of two people he knew.

Speaking of the number of deaths in the UK so far, Matt Hancock said: "We mourn their passing. I have lost two people I was fond of, so I understand what a difficult time this is for the country."

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Asked about updated advice on personal protection equipment (PPE), Dr Harries says: "What we're seeing now is a slightly different prevalence of disease and we've adapted our guidance to manage that."

She says the government has identified aerosol generating procedures as an area of concern, and that it is assessing the areas where PPE is needed.

"If we went back, say, four months, it would be very unlikely anybody in the emergency department would see anyone with Covid-19," she says, as an example.

She adds that the government is looking into how masks can be re-used "safely with appropriate cleaning and technology".

"The whole world wants PPE and it's really important we use it appropriately and judiciously… but not be wasting it."

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says that the daily number of deaths and people requiring hospital treatment due to coronavirus has been "dropping for the first time" in the past few days.

But in his daily briefing he warns that it is too early to know what this data means.

Mr Cuomo says the total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in New York is now 122,031, after a rise of 8,327 cases.

There have now been 594 more deaths for a total of 4,159 deaths, he says.

He adds that 74% of people requiring hospital have been discharged.

He also warns that it is too early to know if the apex - when the most infections are occurring - will be followed by a steep drop-off in cases or a slow decline that will continue to overwhelm hospitals.

A graphic on display as Mr Cuomo speaks refers to the apex as the "Battle of the Mountain Top".

Asked about testing in care homes and prisons, Dr Harries says it has always been on the priority list.

Hospitals have to be top of the list, but it is then important to test in care homes and prisons, she says.

Not everyone would be tested, she added, with usually about five people tested in each setting to work out if there is a case of coronavirus in that venue.

Dr Harries says those tests are already happening and have been going on "right from the start".

In response to a question, Mr Hancock says there is an adequate supply of oxygen in UK hospitals, and that he has a high level of confidence in that supply.

The public should not be concerned, adds Dr Harries, if they need medical care, the supply of oxygen will be available to them, she says.

On Saturday Watford General Hospital declared a critical incident and urged emergency patients to go to other hospitals with A&E units.

The hospital said the decision was taken as a "result of a technical issue with our hospital's oxygen equipment".

Asked about the possibility of further restrictions on exercise outside the home, Mr Hancock says: "We're not planning any changes to those rules imminently."

"What we are doing is being absolutely clear that the current rules must be followed."

Dr Harries adds that it is important to balance "physical and mental health needs".

"I think one of the issues… is around behaviours, as well. It's not just the 'what are you doing', it’s the 'how do you do it'," she says.

It comes after Mr Hancock warned this morning that exercise outside the home could be banned if people ignore coronavirus social distancing rules.

The NHS has more than 9,000 ventilators now and that is being "ramped up", Matt Hancock says.

He expects there to be many more over the next week, up to the target of 18,000 ventilators.

He says it's not thought that many would be needed, but it is important to keep the supply above the need, he says.

Mr Hancock said the "key goal" was to keep the number of critical care beds, almost all of which would need ventilators, above demand.