In New Zealand, a man has been convicted of "offensive behaviour" after he filmed himself deliberately coughing on other people in a supermarket in Christchurch.

Raymond Coombs, 38, said he had been drunk and did it as a prank. He later said he regretted doing the "foolish, sensitive act". Police arrested him on Saturday after he posted the video to Facebook where it went viral and sparked outrage.

He had faced two criminal charges – including the violation of a public health order - but these were later dropped.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had described him as an "idiot".

If it's lunchtime or early morning where you are and you'd normally be hitting the gym but can't because of isolation measures, you may be wondering how you can stay active.

We got a fitness trainer (who’s also a farmer) to show us some simple exercises to do while cooped up at home.

It's been two weeks since the UK entered a state of lockdown - people have been told to only leave their homes if they have a "reasonable excuse" like exercise or shopping for basic necessities.

And it's clear the country's taking these rules very seriously - with very few exemptions allowed.

Scotland's top medical officer, Catherine Calderwood - who had fronted adverts urging the public to stay home - was found making two trips to her second home, something that's been expressly banned.

She had at first said she would continue in her role but faced calls to step down.

Scottish Labour's health spokeswoman said her actions "undermined Scotland's pandemic response and her own credibility".

Dr Calderood has now resigned.

It's a clear message that Scotland is sending - stressing the importance of everyone following the rules during this critical time.

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As another day draws to a close in the US, here's a round-up of what's happened there over the last few hours:

• The number of new infections and deaths in New York, the worst hit state in the country, has dipped. The state reported 594 deaths on Sunday, down from 630 on Saturday.
• President Trump described the cases as "levelling off", saying he saw "light at the end of the tunnel".
• US top adviser Dr Anthony Fauci however, said the short-term outlook was "really bad". The US Surgeon General Jerome Adams echoed this, saying the upcoming week would be "the hardest and saddest week of most Americans' lives.
• In cities like Washington DC, Detroit and New Orleans, the number of virus cases continue to grow - many governors have warned of a dire shortage of medical supplies, including ventilators and face masks.
• Several southern and Midwestern states, however, have resisted enforcing a lockdown.
• The US has reported 337,274 confirmed infections and 9,619 deaths from Covid-19, by far the highest tally in the world.

Howard Johnson
Philippines Correspondent, BBC News

The British ambassador has made a "last chance" appeal to Britons stranded in the Philippines - calling on them to book repatriation flights leaving the country on Tuesday.

"I understand some of you have not yet booked in the hope there will be more opportunities later on," said Daniel Pruce in a video posted on Twitter.

"Let me stress. This is it... something better will not come along."

Four flights from the Philippine tourist spots of Palawan, Cebu, Bohol and Siargao - where the majority of stranded Britons are - are due to leave tomorrow.

They will connect to Manila's main airport and fly onwards to London's Heathrow airport. The total cost per passenger, regardless of where they are flying from, is £1,000 ($1,220).

Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has said that another shipment of medical equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic is on its way to Africa.

The Chinese online retail billionaire-turned philanthropist said in a tweet that the consignment includes hundreds of ventilators, large amounts of protective clothing and other medical supplies.

The first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to the continent by Mr Ma arrived in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa last month.

Peter Hoskins
Business reporter, BBC News Singapore

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As tens of millions of people in the Asia-Pacific region cope with lockdowns and other measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, their countries' economies are also under extreme pressure.

This week we'll get snapshots of the impact on businesses' and nations' finances with company earnings, economic data and central bank decisions.

On the business front Samsung reports initial first quarter earnings on Tuesday. While smartphone sales are expected to have dropped sharply, robust memory chip demand looks likely to be the brightspot.

On Thursday Japan's Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, is due to post its second quarter earnings. The company closed some of its Chinese stores in January and is now shutting more outlets in other countries, including the US and Indonesia.

Australia's central bank holds a monetary policy meeting on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia has already slashed interest rates over the last 12 months to a record low of 0.25% and policymakers have ruled out negative interest rates ahead of this meeting.

It's South Korea's turn on Thursday with expectations the central bank will again cut its benchmark rate, this time to 0.5%.

And as the Chinese city of Wuhan, which was the coronavirus' first epicentre, sees its 76-day lockdown end on Wednesday, we get inflation numbers out of the world's second-largest economy.

They come after China last week released data showing a surprisingly strong rebound in manufacturing activity and economists will be looking for signs that upward pressure on both consumer prices and so-called "factory gate" prices continued to ease last month.

Here in Singapore, we saw the highest spike in daily cases yesterday, with 120 new confirmed infections.

Around 20,000 foreign workers have now been told to stay in the dormitories where they're required to live, after two dormitories emerged as new Covid-19 clusters. These places have now been sealed off.

During their time in isolation, the workers will get their salaries, as well as three meals a day, plus masks, hand sanitisers and thermometers.

But six workers in one dormitory told news outlet The Straits Times that they were living in squalid conditions, with overflowing toilets, cockroaches and queues for food.

There are now 1,300 cases and six deaths in Singapore.

Read more on the virus situation in Singapore here.

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In the past few minutes, we've got confirmation that the number of deaths in India has officially reached109, as confirmed cases climb to 4,067.

We had earlier reported that local media were saying 100 people had died from Covid-19, but this was not yet confirmed by the health ministry.

The country has been seeing a steady spike in cases recently, as the spread has been doubling every 4.1 days, according to officials.

US President Donald Trump has been praising a malaria drug called Hydroxychloroquine as a possible cure for Covid-19. His medical advisers though have been somewhat more reserved on this, saying repeatedy there have been no studies to sufficiently confirm this.

At Sunday night's press conference in the White House, Mr Trump again praised the drug - and when a reporter asked Dr Anthony Fauci of the government's Coronavirus Task Force what he thought of the drug, the president cut in and didn't let the expert speak.

Instead, Mr Trump told the reporter Dr Fauci had answered this already about 15 times didn't need to do so again.

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Global oil prices have dropped after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed a meeting about a deal to cut output as the pandemic hits demand.

The two countries have been locked in an oil price war for the last month.

Traders are concerned that, with large parts of the world in lockdown, there will be too much crude available, putting pressure on prices.

In Asian trade, the global benchmark Brent crude fell 12%, while US-traded oil, known as West Texas Intermediate, was more than 10% lower.

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The latest victim of the coronavirus? A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.

Nadia, along with her sister Azul, two Amur tigers and three African lions had all developed a dry cough, said the Bronx zoo's chief veterinarian.

The big cats are believed to have been infected by a zookeeper - but all are expected to make a full recovery.

This case is being described as unusual because coronavirus transmissions from humans to animals have been rare and not well understood so far.

For most people, the virus causes symptoms like a cough or fever - but we still don't know much about what symptoms it could cause in animals, or in fact, very much at all about the different ways animals could be affected by it.

Read more about their symptoms here.

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Krutika Pathi
BBC News, Delhi

Good morning from Delhi. We're a day shy of reaching the half-way mark in a three-week shutdown here, prompting many to wonder if restrictions will really ease once we cross the finish line.

Here's a quick breakdown of the latest news here in India:

• Some 80% of cases are being reported from 62 districts, external, sources tell local media - suggesting that restrictions will continue in affected areas beyond the current lockdown.
• The health ministry says 30% of all active cases (3,219) are linked to a weeks-long event organised by a Muslim congregation that sparked a new wave of Covid-19 cases.
• Cases in the southern state of Tamil Nadu rose to 571 on Sunday after 86 new infections were reported, making it one of the worst-hit states.
• The UK announced the first seven flights that will bring British nationals in India, external back home, adding that more flights will follow soon.
• India may start rapid testing for antibodies needed to fight the virus, external as soon as Thursday in areas considered high-risk, reports say.

It's not just the spread of the virus we should be concerned about - there's lots of misleading coronavirus advice being shared on social media and in private messages too.

The BBC's Zeinab Badawi explains how to check whether what you're about to forward is real or fake, and how to slow the online spread of falsehoods which could put lives at risk.

Laura Bicker
BBC News

Throughout the outbreak, there's been one country that's emerged as a model to emulate - South Korea.

It's been widely praised for its aggressive approach to tracing and testing for cases of COVID19. And today, it reported fewer than 50 new infections for the first time since late February.

But its vice health minister says it's too soon to tell if the rate of infection is on a downward trend, based on one day's data alone.

The fear now is one of complacency. Spring has arrived and tens of thousands of people were out in parks viewing the cherry blossom over the weekend – despite the closure of flower festivals and many of the main blossom viewing areas.

There are also images of long queues for nightclubs in Seoul’s trendy Gangnam area.

South Koreans have been warned the outbreak within the country is not over yet and won’t be for some time to come, but that message is not being heard by all.

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South Korea has reported fewer than 50 new infections for the first time since late February when the country was the worst-hit outside of China.

Officials said 47 more people had been confirmed with the virus and three had died. Overall, South Korea now has 10,237 confirmed infections although more than 6,400 of those have already recovered. The death toll stands at 183.

The government has extended social distancing rules for another two weeks but the country has so far avoided more stringent lockdown measures seen in Europe and the Unites States - largely through a campaign of thorough testing.

China has seen a slight uptick with 39 new infections compared to 30 the previous day. All but one of the new cases were imported from abroad, officials said. The country also registered 78 new asymptomatic cases.

Imported and asymptomatic cases, who can give it to others but show no symptoms, have become China's main focus in recent weeks.

In India, the health ministry coronavirus tracker still lists 83 deaths so far.

But according to local media reports, the number of casualties of Covid-19 , externaltouched 100 on Sunday.

During a news briefing on Sunday, Lav Agarwal, an official from the health ministry, said the spread was doubling every 4.1 days.

"Our focus is that we chase the virus, rather than the virus chasing us," he said.

The number of total infections in the country has crossed 3,000 and a recent spike in both cases and casualties has been linked to a Muslim congregation. Some estimates say that more than a 1,000 cases in India, external have been traced to the weeks-long event.

You can read more on the group behind that gathering here.

We'll bring you a roundup of the latest news from India shortly.

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British Airways will stop all flights to and from Japan this Wednesday 8 April.

Since last week, Japan has not allowed UK nationals to enter the country - along with citizens from dozens of other countries.

The British Foreign Office's travel advice for Japan, external also says UK residents should avoid "all but essential international travel" and says citizens currently travelling abroad are "strongly advised to return now".

This Wednesday is also the airline's cut off date for flights from Australia via Singapore.

The pandemic has brought global aviation essentially to a standstill with many carriers around the world cancelling almost all their flights.

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Indonesia has become the latest country to make it compulsory for everyone to wear face masks outside, with a new rule kicking in on Sunday.

Health authorities are urging people to wear cloth masks so that medical-grade face masks will still be available for frontline workers.

There's concern over Indonesia's growing number of cases and deaths, and its capability to handle an outbreak. Officially it has close to 2,300 positive cases. But the country is vast, comprising of thousands of far-flung islands, and there is a serious lack of testing. Some estimate as few as 2% of infections are being reported.

The country also has the highest death toll from the virus in Asia after China, with about 200 coronavirus-related deaths - again, these are only officially reported figures and the true figure is still unknown.

There are also deep fears that the pandemic may overwhelm the healthcare system, which is already considered poor even in good times, particularly in rural areas.

Read more about Indonesia's fears of a hidden virus surge in this piece from the BBC's Resty Woro Yuniar and Aghnia Adzkia.

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It is thought this new virus - SARS-CoV-2 - originated at a market in Wuhan, China, which was selling wild animals alongside other food and produce.

Eating exotic animals is a sign of status and wealth in some Asian countries. Add to this the use of some animals in traditional medicine and you have a thriving trade in wild animals, some procured illegally, creating a breeding ground for disease and the chance for viruses to leap to humans.

China has already brought in a ban on the consumption of wildlife, which is expected to become law later this year.

So could the pandemic be a watershed moment for curbing the global wildlife trade?

Ready our full story here.