Summary

  • President Trump lashed out at media coverage, arguing with reporters and running a campaign-style video

  • French President Emmanuel Macron extended the country's lockdown measures until 11 May

  • UK Foreign Minister said there are "positive signs" in the country's latest data but UK is "still not past the peak"

  • The US reports 578,000 virus cases and 23,500 deaths

  • New York state's death toll passes 10,000, but hospital admissions appear to be levelling off, Governor Andrew Cuomo says

  • Oil prices have steadied after a deal to slash output by 10%

  • More than 20,000 people have now died with the virus in Italy, but its infection rate continues to slow

  • Russia has recorded 2,500 new infections, the country's largest daily increase in cases so far

Live Reporting

Jude Sheerin

  1. Welcome to our rolling coverage

    Welcome back to our live coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here's what you need know today:

    • China reports its highest number of infections for six weeks - almost all imported
    • a leading US official suggests death toll could have been lower if lockdown had started sooner
    • UK deaths now exceed 10,000
    • PM Boris Johnson is out of hospital. He thanked NHS staff after being released, and said it "could have gone either way"