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

There were 11,656 new cases reported in the past 24 hours in the country, taking the overall total to 221,344.

Only the US and Spain have reported a higher number of coronavirus cases. We should point out though that comparisons between countries are not always accurate because of different factors such as the extent of their testing.

Russia has reported a further 94 deaths, taking the total death toll to 2,009, which is far lower than the numbers reported in many other countries.

President Vladamir Putin was already due to address the country after reviewing the nation's lockdown measures later on Monday. As it stands, Russia's lockdown is set to end on Tuesday.

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Jury trials in England and Wales are to resume from next week, the Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett has announced.

"A limited number of trials will take place, conducted safely and observing social distancing rules, at courts including the Old Bailey in London and at Cardiff Crown Court," he said.

"These will also help us to understand how it might be possible to conduct trials more widely as the situation with coronavirus develops."

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The top-flight of professional football in Spain hopes to restart on 12 June, league president Javier Tebas has said.

La Liga has been suspended since March but started testing players last week as it plans to resume training and play matches behind closed doors.

Five players from across Spain's top two divisions tested positive on Sunday but Tebas says regular testing will mean “practically zero” risk to players during games.

“I’d like it [the restart date] to be 12 June,” Tebas told Movistar.

“But we have to be careful. It will depend on many factors such as a potential rise in infections, factors which don’t depend on football but on Spanish society."

Spain is one of Europe's worst-hit countries but has begun easing its strict lockdown. Some Spaniards can meet at bars and restaurants from today.

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The chief executive of British Airways' parent company IAG has told the Commons Transport Select Committee there was "nothing positive" in Boris Johnson's speech on Sunday.

Willie Walsh said the 14-day quarantine for people arriving in the UK was "definitely going to make it worse" and would mean his airline's capacity would be "pretty minimal".

He said: "We had been planning to resume - on a pretty significant basis - our flying in July. I think we'd have to review that based on what the Prime Minister said yesterday."

The airline boss also spoke about a consultation over a restructuring plan involving up to 12,000 redundancies, insisting it was "solely" driven by what he called the biggest downturn the industry had ever seen.

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A number of schools in Beijing are trialling temperature-testing bracelets in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic.

The temperature bands are monitored by schools and parents via an app, according to local media.

Schools have been asked to monitor the data and implement a response plan if a student has a fever.

A teacher at a high school in the city told Global Times that the bracelets are similar to a fitness wristwatch. Students have been asked to wear the device 24 hours a day.

Over the past few weeks schools across the country have been reopening with stricter health and safety measures.

China has deployed thermal cameras in public areas and most places require people to show an app with colour ratings that determine a person’s infection risk based on their travel history.

A new cluster outbreak appeared in Wuhan over the weekend. The northeastern city of Shulan was placed under lockdown on Sunday due to a number of infections.

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The starting point for lockdown fines in England will rise to £100 from Wednesday.

The first fine will be lowered to £50 if paid within 14 days, according to the Home Office.

Fines will double for each repeat offence, up to a maximum of £3,200.

Currently the fine for a first offence is £60 and more than 9,000 have been issued across the country.

It is not yet clear if the same changes to fines will be adopted in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Australians flocked to shopping centres across the country as coronavirus restrictions began to ease.

But a failure to stick to 1.5-metre physical distancing rules has raised concerns.

Brisbane shopper Richard Low described the rush as similar to "Christmas crowds".

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A little over half of Spain's 47 million will feel the lockdown ease after the country on Sunday registered its lowest number of daily Covid-19 deaths since mid-March, Reuters reported.

Spain had one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe, which saw children under 14 confined to their homes for six weeks. Earlier in May, the country outlined a plan to lift restrictions. These relaxations will be rolled out in two-week blocks until 10 June, subject to review if cases spike.

From today, some Spaniards can meet at bars and restaurants with outside spaces. Photos on Monday morning showed people enjoying cups of coffee outside cafes under blue skies.

Churches and mosques will be allowed to reopen, but only at limited capacity, and schools may partially reopen from 26 May.

But these new relaxations only apply to certain parts of the country - cities like Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia will remain under lockdown.

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It is risky to draw too many parallels between today and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, which killed at least 50 million people around the world.

But the actions taken by governments and individuals to prevent the spread of infection have a familiar ring to them.

Publicity campaigns and leaflets warned against spreading disease through coughs and sneezes.

• Click here to read our full piece on the Spanish Flu

There was no centrally imposed lockdown to curb the spread of infection but many theatres, dance halls, cinemas and churches were closed. UK pubs though, mostly stayed open.

Streets in some towns and cities were sprayed with disinfectant and some people wore anti-germ masks, as they went about their daily lives.

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We should get more details today on the UK prime minister's plans for easing the lockdown.

A 50-page document will be published later before Boris Johnson explains his thinking in the House of Commons.

Here is what has been said so far today:

• Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said you can meet your parents separately in a park, "as long as you stay two metres apart", under the lockdown changes but told people to use their common sense
• He also said there would be a phased approach to reopening primary schools but teaching unions have branded the plans "reckless"
• The chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) has said he does not know on "what basis" the government has made the decision to loosen lockdown rules, pointing out that the number of deaths recorded on Saturday, 346, was higher than when the restrictions were brought in
• Nicola Sturgeon has said while the cap on exercise has been scrapped, people in Scotland should not use it as an excuse to meet up and it did not extend to picnics or sunbathing
• In Wales, "modest" changes to restrictions come into force today which allow garden centres and libraries to open, and people to take exercise more than once a day. First Minister Mark Drakeford has said the "stay at home" message has not changed
• DUP leader Arlene Foster has said Northern Ireland's "road map" will be published on Tuesday. While nothing is decided she said schools were likely to reopen in late August or September

It can be difficult and lonely to self-isolate and socially distance yourself during this period. But there are many little things some are doing to connect people at a safe distance.

Puppies cheered up elderly people at a care home, robots helped university students have a graduation ceremony, and a teacher even managed to figure out a way to hug her students - through plastic. Check it out here:

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France is back to work today after weeks of confinement, and I was interested to see if it really is possible to be socially distant on a busy Paris metro at rush hour.

I left my flat in the east of Paris at 7.30 this morning, complete with a mask and a form from my employer stating I needed to travel at rush hour for work.

On metro line 11, at Goncourt in the east of the city, there were five other people on the platform, all wearing the same light blue tissue mask.

On the trains, stickers are placed on every other seat, telling people not to sit there to protect everyone’s health. Stickers are also on the floor as a guide for where people should stand to be two metres apart.

In the busier station of Châtelet, in the centre of Paris, guards are standing along the platform to monitor the number of people.

At 8.15 there was still hardly anyone on the platform. French media are showing crammed trains arriving from the suburbs, but here in central Paris on day one of lifting the lockdown, very few people seem to be using the metro to get to work.

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Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 could return to school from 1 June in England, the prime minister said in his speech on Sunday.

But a teaching union has called the idea "reckless" and raised concerns about how young children can carry out social distancing.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: "Coronavirus continues to ravage communities in the UK and the rate of Covid-19 infection is still far too great for the wider opening of our schools."

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said that "social distancing is extremely difficult" with children in Reception and Year 1.

While a return for secondary pupils has not been entirely ruled out, a senior official suggested that "realistically" they would not go back to school in this academic year.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has urged people to continue staying at home and not to use public transport after the government's announcement of changes to lockdown measures.

He told BBC Breakfast there had been a 10% increase in the use of the London Underground on Monday, compared with the same time last week, but said the figures were still 94% down on last year.

"The key message from the prime minister last night and me today is do not use public transport - public transport is there for essential workers," he said.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham echoed his words.

"We have certainly seen more people out and about over the weekend, and this is my concern. It feels premature to me to make what are quite substantial changes this morning," he said.

He urged people in the North West to be "very cautious" and take time before making major changes as "we are in a different position to London".

A care home in the Netherlands has found a way for families to visit during the lockdown.

A customised cabin allows care home residents to sit on one side of a glass wall while their relative sits on the other.

The BBC's Anna Holligan speaks to a family whose relative is a resident.

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South Korea is offering anonymous tests for coronavirus to those who visited gay dance clubs in Seoul.

The clubs have become the centre of a recent outbbreak there. More than 80 cases have been linked to a handful of venues in the Itaewon district, which is popular with the LGBTQ community.

More than 3,000 people who visited the clubs last weekend are yet to contact the authorities for testing. It's thought that many visitors provided false names and contact details when entering the bars and clubs.

Homophobia remains widespread in South Korea.

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Golf courses in England are preparing to reopen from Wednesday, following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address to the nation.

New guidelines mean golfers will be allowed to play - on their own or with one member of their own household.

There is no change to the current position in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and so golf courses in these countries must remain closed for now.

"Golf clubs and golfers have observed the lockdown very well and must keep it up and act responsibly as play resumes," said a statement from the England Golf Union.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said on Twitter: "In tentative steps and in the least risky outdoor environments, we can imminently allow some sports activity like golf, basketball, tennis, fishing - solo/in households. Guidance to follow."

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has reiterated that her advice to Scottish residents has not changed, and they should stay at home wherever possible.

"It is too early to lift restrictions. We must err on the side of caution," said Ms Sturgeon - standing next to a 'stay home' poster - on BBC Breakfast.

"We are asking people to stay at home. It’s really important the clarity of message is there."

Asked whether workers could travel between Scotland and England, she replied: "My advice if you’re living in Scotland is to stay in Scotland. People shouldn't be travelling unnecessarily."

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The world’s longest-running animated TV series has been interrupted for the first time in decades by the coronavirus pandemic.

The popular cartoon called Sazae-san has become a fixture of Sunday evenings in Japan with millions of viewers since it first aired in 1969. The series tells the story of Ms Sazae, a suburban housewife, and her extended family.

Broadcaster Fuji Television said animation dubbing had been stopped to keep staff safe. And so, for the first time since the mid-seventies, viewers will have to do with re-runs of the show until production can resume.

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Health Correspondent

The prime minister is effectively trying to pull off the impossible.

He wants to try to restart normal life, while keeping the virus at bay with limited means to do so.

With no vaccine, the government is reliant on containing any local outbreaks.

But the problem is that even with the extra testing that has been put in place over the past month, there are big holes in the UK's ability to suppress the virus.

It takes too long to get test results back and those most in need of regular testing, such as care home staff for example, are still reporting they cannot always access tests.

And our ability to trace the close contacts of infected people remains unknown.

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