Summary

  • West Wing employees told to wear masks after two members of Trump administration staff tested positive for coronavirus.

  • UK PM Boris Johnson defends new "stay alert" message, saying most people should stay at home where possible

  • UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says the government's roadmap out of lockdown leaves "questions that need answering"

  • People in England should cover their faces in settings where they can't social distance, the government says

  • Russia now has the third-highest number of confirmed cases in the world, overtaking UK and Italy

  • In France, people are able to walk outside for the first time in weeks without filling in a permit

  • In New York state, some low-risk businesses and activities will resume after 15 May

Live Reporting

  1. Lockdown pictures from around the world

    Woman with face mask in MadridAFP

    A woman in a deserted Madrid

    The virus has now infected more than four million people around the world. Many countries have been in lockdown since at least March, but some are now beginning to ease restrictions.

    Click here to see our full roundup of pictures from around the world, from services in churches and mosques in Syria, to migrant workers in India, street markets in Poland and empty squares in France and Spain.

    People waving at trainAFP

    Migrant workers in India

  2. Welcome to our coverage

    Welcome back to our rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep you posted on all news from around the world with our teams based across Asia and Australia and later Europe, UK and the US.

    Here’s what you need to know as Asia starts a new week.

    • There are concerns over a new wave of the virus in north-east China, with the city of Shulan classified as high-risk, the top of a three-tier system
    • Overall, China continues to see low numbers of new infections. Monday’s data shows 17 cases for the past day, seven of which were imported. There were 12 asymptomatic cases and no new deaths
    • Five of the new cases were in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak emerged - the highest increase since 11 March
    • In South Korea, fears of a second wave have prompted renewed restrictions, after a series of new transmissions linked to Seoul's nightlife district
    • In the UK, the government has unveiled a "conditional plan" to ease the lockdown, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday
    • Spain reported its lowest daily death toll in two months, as it emerges from a strict lockdown. Officials said 143 people died over a 24-hour period, taking the total number of deaths to 26,621
    • In Germany, the reproduction rate of the virus has risen above one, causing concern days after some restrictions were eased