If you're tuning in from India this morning, you may be wondering just how things are holding up.

The lockdown was extended last week to 3 May - but it's still unclear exactly how effective it has been since experts don't know if cases in India have peaked yet.

But the time it takes for cases to double is growing - there are nearly 20,000 infections, and it took eight days to get there from 10,000. India has confirmed 640 deaths, according to data from the health ministry.

Some Indian states have also had to pause antibody testing after faulty testing kits from China displayed incorrect results. The antibody tests can help signal whether people may have built immunity to the virus.

Meanwhile, 69% of all positive cases in the country so far were asymptomatic, India's apex medical council said on Tuesday.

This ratio has raised questions over the future of India's testing strategy and whether the current one - focused mostly on those showing symptoms - needs an overhaul.

The Spanish parliament will decide on Wednesday whether to extend for a further two weeks the national lockdown that has been in place since the middle of March.

Spain has one of the highest rates of confirmed infections in the world, second only to the US. More than 21,000 deaths have been linked to the virus.

But with the number of daily deaths falling, there is an increasing debate over how and when strict lockdown conditions should be lifted.

Last week, some industries were allowed to return to work. From this Sunday, children will be allowed to leave their homes for the first time in six weeks.

Other European countries such as Austria, Denmark and Germany have already begun easing lockdown measures.

A British RAF plane believed to be carrying a delayed consignment of personal protective equipment for UK medical workers has landed in the UK.

Flight tracker RadarBox showed the Airbus A400-M depart Istanbul and land just after 03:30GMT at the RAF Brize Norton, reports PA.

The consignment was originally due to arrive on Sunday but was hit by "unexpected delays".

It is a small part of a gigantic procurement of PPE for the NHS. For more details, read our economics editor, Faisal Islam.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an economic relief package worth $26bn (£21bn) intended to protect companies and three million workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a televised address, he said the assistance amounted to 10% of South Africa’s entire GDP.

Mr Ramaphosa said economic relief measures include tax relief, wage support through the unemployment insurance fund and funding to small businesses.

Mr Ramaphosa acknowledged that during just four weeks of lockdown, the number of people plunged into poverty and suffering food insecurity had risen dramatically.

He said the lockdown had allowed the government space to save tens of thousands of lives. But he said that after 3,400 confirmed infections and 58 deaths, the country was still in the early stages of the pandemic.

Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Delhi

Last week, when the lockdown in India was extended, thousands of migrant workers in Mumbai city thronged a railway station amid rumours of services restarting.

Outrage ensued in the capital, Delhi, when photos of several hundred migrants living under a bridge along the Yamuna river emerged.

These incidents, among many others, of stranded migrants have shone a spotlight on the plight of millions of poor Indians who've left villages to find jobs in cities.

Whether living in shelters, sleeping on footpaths or under flyovers, the migrants are restless and are waiting for restrictions to be eased so they can go home.

A few days back, I visited one shelter in east Delhi, located in a school building, run by the city government.

It's home to 380 migrants and I spoke to dozens of men and women there and the one question they all want answered is: "When can I go home?"

Read the full story here.

If you're a new subscriber to Netflix, or find yourself watching a lot more of its shows because of a lockdown where you live, you're not alone.

The company says almost 16 million people created accounts in the first three months of this year, almost double the rate of new sign-ups in the final months of 2019.

And it'll come as no surprise to anyone who's been near social media in recent weeks that the Netflix documentary series Tiger King has been a huge hit, reaching 64 million households.

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But you might have noticed that the picture is not as clear as you might expect. That's because demand for streaming has been so high that Netflix last month said it would reduce the quality of its videos in Europe to ease strain on internet service providers.

All of that means, that while many companies have seen their share price slump as they're hit by the gloomy economic outlook, the home-entertainment giant's stock market value has jumped by around a third this year.

Read more here.

US President Donald Trump has demanded Harvard University pay back nearly $9m (£7.3m) in coronavirus relief aid.

He said it was wrong that an institution with a $40bn endowment should receive stimulus funds.

Harvard rejected Trump's demand, saying it planned "to direct 100% of the funds to financial assistance to students, and will not be using any of the funds to cover institutional costs".

The university said it received the grant through the educational relief program that was part of the $2.3tn stimulus passed at the end of March, which also included a larger fund for helping small businesses.

If you're bored at home with nothing to watch - here's some good news for you - the Phantom of the Opera's not the only theatre performance that's being streamed live on YouTube.

The Kabukiza theater in Tokyo is now streaming traditional Kabuki plays on Youtube - free for all to watch.

Kabuki is a form of Japanese musical drama, which has been characterised by its elaborate costumes and sets. In it, both male and female acting roles are played by men.

Catch this traditional art form here. , external

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Sellers are demanding for Azadpur Mandi, one of Asia's largest wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, to be closed after a trader died of Covid-19 on Tuesday.

The 57-year-old man, who sold jackfruits and peas, tested positive on Monday, officials told the Hindustan Times newspaper, external.

They added that a team was looking at all the people the trader was in contact with.

Meanwhile, some traders want a complete lockdown of the market. “The authorities are being very negligent about Covid-19 spread in the market. We urge the government to shut the market for the time being," one of them said.

The market is spread across 78 acres in capital Delhi and would often attract more than 200,000 people on any given day.

It has remained open during India's lockdown and has been operating with social distancing measures in place, authorities say.

Sports apparel giant Lululemon is the latest target of the Chinese public's anger - after its art director was found to have promoted an offensive t-shirt on Instagram.

Trevor Fleming had shared a link to a t-shirt called "Bat Fried Rice", created by a Californian artist. The shirt featured a Chinese takeout box and a pair of chopsticks with bat wings. The words "No Thank You" are also featured prominently on the shirt.

The shirt is in reference to a since debunked myth that the outbreak began with a woman in China eating bats.

The hashtag #LululemonInsultsChina immediately began trending on Chinese social media site Weibo, with many calling for the boycott of the brand.

"My wife was a loyal follower of Lululemon but not anymore now. My wallet thanks you," said one comment.

Some other comments however, pointed out that the post was made by the art director and had no links to the company, calling for people to "be rational" in their boycott.

Lululemon has since apologised. They did not directly name Fleming but said "the individual involved is no longer an employee". Fleming's Instagram page has since been taken down.

The Canadian company also clarified that the shirt was not a Lululemon product and called it "inexcusable".

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Many healthcare workers all over the world not only have to work long shifts taking care of coronavirus patients, but also have to look after their families at the same time.

Dr Melanie Malloy is one of them - an intensive care doctor at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City, she is also raising her children on her own as a widow.

She shows us what a typical day is like for her:

The civil lawsuit brought by Missouri against China comes at a time when there is increased finger-pointing by the US at Beijing over the pandemic.

President Donald Trump had initially praised China for how it handled the virus, but after coming under pressure over the outbreak in the US, he raised the spectre that China might be responsible.

With US elections later this year, observers suggest the Missouri lawsuit - along with other suits brought by US companies - might serve a political end for Trump's Republican Party.

"We are seeing a lot of people on the political right focus on the China issue to cover up for the US government's own errors," Tom Ginsburg, a professor of international law at the University of Chicago told Reuters.

China itself will have little to fear from such lawsuits. Foreign governments are protected from being sued in US courts and if the US did want to bring claims against China, it would have to do so on an international platform where Beijing would have the right to respond.

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Just some detail on Bondi Beach reopening next week – this is the busiest, most-popular beach in Sydney and the source of a virus cluster.

It was shut down weeks ago after people kept flocking to the ocean, ignoring the newly-announced distancing rules. It then also emerged that the area was a virus hotspot with infections among backpackers and locals.

However, society has become much more used to the restrictions since then and after neighbouring beaches Coogee and Clovelly reopened this week, local council voted last night to bring down the barriers.

It’s a controversial decision as Bondi remains the most heavily infected area in the state, and there's evidence people are still breaking the rules.

But from Tuesday, people will only be given access for exercise and will have to follow a path straight to the water. The beach will also only be open on weekdays.

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Bubble tea shops have become the latest casualty of the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore.

Long snaking queues were seen in front of popular bubble tea chains last night after the government announced that stores selling the sugary drink were among the shops that would have to close for at least two weeks starting today.

The new restrictions apply to F&B outlets that sell only beverages, packaged snacks or desserts. Restaurants and other food places will still be allowed to open for takeaway or delivery.

There were also similarly long queues seen at hairdresser shops and pet shops last night - who have also been deemed non-essential under the new rules.

It comes as Singapore extended its partial state of lockdown, which it refers to as a "circuit breaker", until 1 June, as the number of cases in the migrant worker community remain high.

And if you didn't manage to make it down for your bubble tea fix last night, here's something to get you through the next few weeks:

If you’re working remotely you might be hunching over your laptop or computer all day – and that’s really not good for your back. We asked an expert on some simple ways to maintain good posture and make working from home a more comfortable experience.

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In another war of words between China and the West, Beijing’s embassy in Australia has accused a senior government minister of being a lackey in the “propaganda war against China” by the US.

Washington has led calls in recent weeks for an investigation into the virus’ emergence and spread in China.

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton echoed such calls for Beijing to show transparency. He fell sick with the virus in March, and last week emerged to say Beijing owed answers to the families of the dead.

“It would certainly be demanded of us, if Australia was at the epicentre of this virus making its way into society,” he told the Nine Network.

In response, a Chinese embassy official told a state newspaper that "obviously he [Dutton] must have also received some instructions from Washington”.

Beijing has also criticised foreign minister, Marise Payne, who has also called for an investigation. Canberra has stood by the calls, saying they're in Australia's national interest.

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A senior US disease expert has warned that a second wave of coronavirus cases could be worse than the current one, as it would probably coincide with the start of the flu season.

“There’s a possibility that the assault of the virus on our nation next winter will actually be even more difficult than the one we just went through,” Robert Redfield, head of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told the Washington Post.

He said that having two simultaneous respiratory outbreaks would put unimaginable strain on the health-care system.

His warning comes as several US states prepared to reopen their economies and he urged the coming months to be used to prepare for what lies ahead and that social distancing must continue.

As much of Asia begins waking up, we take a look at what's happening across the region:

• China has seen a slight rise in the number of imported cases. It recorded 30 new cases on Tuesday, 23 of which were imported and seven of which were local cases in the border city of Heilongjiang. China had on Monday seen only 4 imported cases
• Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture says there are 33 cases of coronavirus infection on an Italian cruise ship that was docked for repair in the city, reported Reuters. Local media outlets say the Costa Atlantica is carrying 623 crew and no passengers
• Thailand has approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners, in an effort to prevent long queues at immigration centres
• Around 500 people at the Presidential House in the Indian capital of New Delhi went into self-isolation after a worker's relative tested positive for the virus

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Good morning from Sydney, where more restrictions are being loosened as new cases slow to a trickle.

• The famous Bondi Beach will be reopened to swimmers and surfers next week after a month-long closure. It follows the reopening of a few neighbouring beaches on Monday
• Two people have died overnight bringing Australia’s death toll to 74. Rates continue to dwindle with the biggest state, New South Wales, reporting its lowest number yet – just five cases – while Queensland recorded zero new infections for a second day
• Canberra is defending its decision to let Virgin Australia crash into voluntary administration- saying interested investors wouldn’t come forward had the government stepped in
• And our longest-running soap opera Neighbours will resume filming next week. Producers say they’ll use a bit of “camera trickery” to mask the fact actors are projecting their lines over a 1.5m distance

During his coronavirus task force briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he would order a 60-day halt on green cards.

"We first must take care of the American worker," he told reporters, adding that the ban could be extended, depending on the US economy.

In a typical year, nearly one million green cards are issued in the US.