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The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a plea to crematoriums and local authorities to ensure they treat those who die during the coronavirus lockdown with dignity.

"Don't just dispose of bodies like we did in the foot-and-mouth episode with cattle.

"Human beings must be said goodbye to with dignity even when it has to be swift and with very few people there," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr show.

The head of the Church of England advised people who had lost loved ones to "plan a thanksgiving and a memorial service for after this nightmare, as you rightly called it, is over.

"At the end of it, we will celebrate, we will grieve, we will have parties, we will have wakes, we will remember those we have lost."

The number of daily reported deaths from coronavirus in Spain rose by more than 100 on Sunday following a nearly three-week low on Saturday.

Spain's health ministry reported 619 deaths, up from 510 on Saturday as a three-day run of declines came to an end.

The country's total death toll from the virus climbed to 16,972 from 16,353, the ministry said in a statement.

Overall cases rose to 166,019 from 161,852.

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You might remember the story about a US Navy captain who was fired for publicly raising the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak on his ship.

Another 103 infections on the aircraft carrier were announced by navy officials on Saturday. That brings the total number of cases among the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to 550 - or 10% of those on board.

3,696 workers have been moved offshore to Guam, where the ship is docked.

The row over the sacking of Captain Brett Crozier resulted in the acting US Navy secretary resigning last week.

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Pope Francis has urged people not to "yield to fear" over coronavirus, calling on them to be "messengers of life in a time of death".

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church spoke at his Easter vigil service on Saturday evening in an almost empty St Peter's Basilica.

He is giving his Easter Sunday address at a ceremony behind closed doors.

It’s all part of efforts to prevent large crowds of worshippers from gathering and potentially spreading the coronavirus.

Lockdown measures are in place across Italy and other countries around the world.

But congregations are still finding new ways to celebrate one of the most important festivals in the Christian calendar.

One of the most tragic parts of the pandemic is that medics who are working so hard to save lives are also dying. In Italy, more than 100 doctors are thought to have been infected and died.

In the UK, where the outbreak has not yet peaked, at least 19 NHS workers have died so far - that includes doctors, nurses, surgeons and pharmacists.

Some were retired and had answered the government's call to help the NHS - like Dr Fayez Ayache, 76, who was born in Syria and came to Britain more than 40 years ago. He died on 8 April.

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Two hospitals in Tasmania will be forced to close for two weeks because of large-scale infection among their staff.

More than 1,000 staff in the North West Regional Hospital and North West Private Hospital will go into quarantine, state Premier Peter Gutwein has announced., external

Tasmania has 133 cases of Covid-19, of which 49 are linked to an outbreak in the hospitals.

A police officer’s hand was cut off as he stopped people from violating the lockdown in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

Two of his colleagues were also injured in the attack.

The incident happened in Patiala district when a car rammed into a police checkpoint. The occupants of the car then left the vehicle and attacked the officers.

At least three attackers, who are reportedly from a religious sect, have been arrested.

Punjab police chief Dinkar Gupta told NDTV, external that after a two-hour standoff the perpetrators had surrendered and "came out carrying swords and knives".

Officials said the officers were being treated by the top doctors in the state.

Police have come under attack in other parts of the country while trying to enforce the lockdown.

The UK's Parliament will re-open for business as planned on 21 April, the leader of the House of Commons has confirmed.

MPs at Westminster have been on an extended Easter recess since 26 March, amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Officials are working to set-up a "virtual Parliament" to allow MPs to hold debates and question ministers remotely, with further details to emerge next week.

In a statement, House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said: "Parliament will return on 21 April to fulfil its essential constitutional functions of conducting scrutiny, authorising spending and making laws.

“In these unprecedented times, technological solutions have already been implemented for select committees, and options are being prepared for the Speaker, the government and other parties to consider next week.

“It is important that we have a comprehensive solution that does not inadvertently exclude any members."

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Wellcome Trust director Sir Jeremy Farrar says the UK is “likely to be one of the worst, if not the worst, affected countries in Europe”.

Sir Jeremy, a member of the UK government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said this was down to the lack of testing and tracing.

He also told the BBC's Andrew Marr a second or third wave of coronavirus was "probably inevitable" and a vaccine was the only way out,

A vaccine could be available by autumn, he added, but it would take months to ramp up manufacturing of it to get to "the scale required to vaccinate many millions of people".

"I would hope we can get done in 12 months," said Sir Jeremy.

The BBC has been speaking to philanthropist Bill Gates in an exclusive interview. He strongly criticises how underprepared he believes the world was for a pandemic, and says we are now "in uncharted territory".

Just waking up and catching up on today's headlines? Here's a quick flick through Sunday's UK papers to bring you up to speed.

The Mail on Sunday reports Boris Johnson came "close to death" as he was treated for coronavirus, according to friends of the prime minister, while the Sunday Telegraph says his admission to intensive care left several Downing Street staff in tears.

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The Sunday Times says a new mobile app is central to the government's attempts to lift the lockdown, and would let people know if they had come into contact with someone who had tested positive.

Meanwhile, the Sunday Mirror reports that some hospitals are running out of three vital drugs needed to treat coronavirus patients.

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And the Observer says the UK's main opposition parties have united to demand Parliament is urgently recalled in "virtual" form.

The newspaper also reports there are calls for schools to open in the summer following the lockdown.

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This is a very strange Easter. The pandemic has denied millions of Christians the joy of worshiping together in person, as well as the ritual of breaking bread and drinking wine to celebrate Jesus’s resurrection.

In a few hours, Pope Francis will deliver his Easter message from his private library instead of in front of a full St Mark’s Square.

And at 09:00 local time (10:00 BST) the Easter mass will be live-streamed from the Vatican.

Leaders of the Church are innovating with ways of bringing their congregations together.

In the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will lead the first national digital Easter Sunday service from his kitchen.

In the Philippines, a pastor taped photos of his congregation to the church pews where he offered a Mass.

But in Belarus, where the government has ignored calls for strict restrictions, Catholic congregations are gathering as normal.

Meanwhile, later on Sunday, opera superstar Andrea Bocelli will perform an Easter concert in an empty Milan cathedral.

Good morning from London and welcome to our live page. We’re now beginning our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on this most unusual of Easter Sundays. We’ll be bringing you more later on how Christians are marking this key day in the calendar despite the lockdowns across the world.

Here’s what else you should know:

• The US now has the most coronavirus deaths in the world - on Saturday its death toll topped 20,000, overtaking Italy. But in New York City, the epicentre of the country's outbreak, the situation appears to be stabilising, Governor Andrew Cuomo said

• The death toll in the UK is expected to pass 10,000 on Sunday, after 917 new deaths from the virus were recorded on Saturday
• From a hospital in London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he “owes his life to the National Health Service”, after he came out of intensive care

• The UK has promised to send £200m in aid to developing nations to help them fight the coronavirus - some of the money will fund handwashing stations in refugee camps
• Meanwhile, if you're looking for something lighter, watch this video of villagers singing happy birthday to their neighbour celebrating his 100th birthday while self-isolating