Laura Bicker
BBC News, Seoul

Health officials in South Korea say there has been a huge increase in the number of people coming forward to be tested for coronavirus in relation to a cluster outbreak at nightclubs in Seoul.

More than 35,000 people have been traced and tested nationwide in connection with the cases in the city’s party district of Itaewon.

The virus swab tests are now anonymous, which may have encouraged more people - especially from the LGBT community - to come forward without fear of discrimination.

The prime minister has also promised that even if someone tests positive, their details will be deleted from the system.

The cluster emerged after South Korea - which never went into lockdown - eased its virus restrictions.

All bars and clubs were supposed to take names and contact numbers at the door as part of the country’s Covid-19 guidelines, but officials discovered that many of the details were false.

This has meant the country enlisting more than 8,000 officers to track and trace potentially infected people

The South Korean government is now considering the introduction of QR scan codes to help verify contact details at the entrances of entertainment facilities. The codes have already been trialled in Gangwon province.

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• It could take months for the National Health Service to return to normal, experts warn. Routine medical care such as cancer treatment and surgery have been disrupted by the coronavirus crisis - but those needing attention have been urged to come forwards
• A test to find out if people have already had the virus has been approved in England. But it's still not clear if having coronavirus anti-bodies makes us immune
• Around 100 children in the UK have been affected by a rare inflammatory disease linked to coronavirus - it causes a reaction similar to septic shock syndrome and has also been seen in the US and Europe. Parents were warned in April to look out for symptoms, which can include a high temperature, low blood pressure, a rash and difficulty breathing

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The United Nations has warned that the pandemic could cause widespread mental health issues, echoing similar warnings from medical professionals in recent weeks.

The BBC put together a piece last months on how to protect your mental health during a lockdown. Here's the advice in a nutshell, but do click here to read the full story.

• Stay connected with people
• Avoid a burnout
• Limit your news intake and be careful what you read
• Take breaks from social media

As sport around the world tries to resume, here are some of the latest developments:

• Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave thinks this summer’s tour of England will go ahead - but says his players will be "very nervous" about travelling
• Tottenham and England footballer Dele Alli was held at knifepoint during a burglary at home, where he is spending lockdown with his brother and their respective partners
• Elite athletes have been given UK government guidance on a safe return to training
• Leading professional golfers based outside the US must quarantine in America before resuming the PGA Tour season next month
• In South Korea, women’s golf has restarted with the KLPGA Championship opening on Thursday, an event that is being played without fans on the course
• Darts’ two-time world champion Gary Anderson is to compete in the PDC Home Tour after fixing a broadband problem

Here is the Houghton-Linkhorn family reuniting with friends, the Alison-Tomlin family, after two months of lockdown in New Zealand.

The country is now on level 2 restrictions, which means that socialising and sports are permitted. Malls, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and other public spaces are also open.

A few days after Pakistan started to ease its lockdown, authorities in Sindh province have sealed some markets for flouting social distancing measures, external.

More than 2,300 new cases within 24 hours were confirmed on Wednesday, the newspaper Dawn reported.

This comes two days after markets were allowed to open and traffic jams were seen across cities in Pakistan.

On Monday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the lockdown would be lifted in phases to give relief to its economy.

With more than 35,000 infections so far, critics have said that this could devastate the country's fragile health system - if cases surge.

Frances Mao
Sydney

The BBC's offices in Sydney are located near Chinatown. In recent times I've noticed long queues outside restaurants in the afternoon.

They're mostly international students - wearing masks and standing 1m apart - waiting for free leftovers from a Thai or Chinese restaurant.

They don't want to be identified, they tell me, because they feel a bit embarrassed about queuing for a charity meal.

It is a bit of a shock to see food queues in modern Australia - a wealthy nation which has suppressed the virus far better than others.

We've noted the shocking job loss numbers today. But the strain is particularly bad for people in Australia on student and temporary migrant visas.

They've never been eligible for government welfare so the virus-specific help doesn't go to them. Most also relied on work in hospitality and service industries - the areas worst hit in lockdown.

Early on in the pandemic, the government advised non-Australians to go home. But the cost, and later travel bans that came into place, made that impossible for many.

And they still have rent, school fees and transport costs to pay. So any bit of help - like a free lunch - goes a long way at the moment.

Rana Jawad
BBC News, Tunis

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Tunisia has reduced its nightly curfew hours for a second time.

A 12-hour curfew that was introduced a little under a month ago to help combat the coronavirus was reduced to six hours from Wednesday night.

The country has not recorded any new cases of the disease for three days.

Some restrictions remain - large public events are banned, a permit is required for travel between regions, and shopping malls, bars and restaurants remain closed.

• Tunisia deploys police robot on lockdown patrol

In January, Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed a "Phase One" trade deal. As part of the deal, China pledged to boost US imports by $200bn above 2017 levels and strengthen intellectual property rules.

It was meant to pave the way for a more wide-ranging deal - but the chances of a resolution to the trade dispute now seem increasingly remote.

On Twitter yesterday, Donald Trump said any benefits from the trade deal with China were outweighed by what he called "the plague from China".

Mr Trump has also extended for another year an executive order banning US firms from using telecoms equipment made by companies - such as Huawei - that his administration says pose a national security risk.

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In normal times, when the bunches of fresh leaves arrive in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, by plane from Kenya, men disappear from view, lounging in khat kiosks or chewing at home.

The leaf, also known as miraa, acts as a stimulant, sending users into a frenzy of excited chatter.

But in March, the government of Somalia banned international flights, including khat planes, as part of its efforts to contain coronavirus.

And when it imposed a lockdown, it forbade people from gathering together to chew their beloved leaves as this would break social distancing rules.

• Read more on khat in locked-down Somalia here

Cindy Sui
BBC News, Taiwan

It’s been six months since the outbreak emerged in mainland China, just a short distance away, but we haven’t had any lockdown. People living in Taiwan, including myself, are feeling very fortunate.

As the Taiwanese watch the sharp rise in cases and deaths in other countries, they are quietly proud of going through one month - 31 straight days as of Wednesday - without any new domestically-transmitted cases, and six consecutive days of no new imported cases either.

With a total of 440 cases and only 7 deaths, Taiwan is doing much better than most countries.

Children are going to school and adults to work as normal, the streets are buzzing, and shops and restaurants have remained open.

Even Taiwan’s favourite pastime, baseball, can be enjoyed inside stadiums again – although only 1,000 fans are allowed at the moment.

But that doesn’t mean Taiwanese people are letting down their guard.

They know what has helped Taiwan is being vigilant - including early border controls, a ban on foreign visitors, mandatory quarantine for all overseas returnees, proactive detection at airports and hospitals, efficient contact tracing, and strict enforcement of hospital isolation and home quarantine.

All of these measures are expected to stay until the pandemic is brought under control worldwide.

So most Taiwanese gladly have our temperature checked - sometimes several times a day - voluntarily disinfect our hands, and follow the orders to wear a face mask on public transport.

In fact, some Taiwanese are shocked to see images on TV of people in the UK, or other countries, coming out of lockdown but not wearing masks on the subway trains.

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There's concern the coronavirus is leading to a rare inflammatory disease in children.

A number of children in the US, UK and the rest of Europe have been diagnosed with the disease - which can cause symptoms similar to toxic shock syndrome.

Some have needed intensive care while others recovered quickly.

• Click here to read our full story on this

Germany has recorded 933 new infections, taking the official total to 172,239. The death toll rose by 89 to 7,723.

The graph below shows the number of deaths in Germany since the beginning of March, showing the country on a clear downward trend. Lockdown measures began to be eased slowly on 20 April.

From the start of the outbreak, the country was less severely affected than its western European neighbours. But as more restrictions are lifted, there's concern the numbers might pick up again.

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Soutik Biswas
India Correspondent

When some Indian cities eased the grinding lockdown last week, long queues were seen outside liquor shops.

In cities like Mumbai, a Covid-19 hotspot, booze-loving people made a mockery of social distancing rules, prompting the government to shut the shops again.

There was even social media chatter over a 52,000 rupees ($690; £560) receipt from a single alcohol buyer in Bangalore.

The manic rush was not surprising: the harsh lockdown meant there was a pent-up demand for booze.

And behind India's growing alcohol consumption, there is a darker reality.

• Read the full story here

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A few weeks ago we reported on airline Virgin Australia's collapse into voluntary administration.

As this is Australia's second-largest airline (and main competitor to Qantas), various groups were calling for the Australian government to prop it up, or even nationalise it.

The government refused - saying it should be left to the market.

Over a dozen corporate buyers were reported to be interested in the airline - and now the Queensland state government says it wants to bid for a stake.

Virgin has its headquarters there, and there are 5,000 jobs at risk.

"If we're going to secure those jobs and secure a second airline for our state and nation, we've got to be in that fight," said state treasurer Cameron Dick.

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Research has already suggested that anxiety and depressive symptoms rose after "lockdown" measures were introduced to limit the spread of Covid-19.

And now, the UN has warned the pandemic is causing widespread psychological distress.

Earlier this month, the BBC spoke to Siobhan O'Neill, a professor of mental health sciences, about how to look after yourself during the lockdown.

Six migrant workers have died after a bus ran them over in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police told local media.

The workers were walking from Punjab state to their home in Bihar state when the incident occurred on Wednesday night, external.

Their journey would have been around 1,000km, or 621 miles.

Millions in India were left stranded when the lockdown was announced in March. With industries shut, and bus and train services halted overnight, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers feared they would starve and attempted to walk back home.

Earlier this month, the government announced special trains for migrant workers, but reports of labourers walking home continue to emerge.

The news comes just as another similar incident took place in Madhya Pradesh state on Wednesday night, when a truck , externalcollision killed at least eight labourers, external, ANI news agency reported.

And just last week, officials ordered an investigation after 16 migrant workers were run over by a freight train in Maharashtra state.

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As lockdowns continue around the world, what does a day in the life of a teenager look like now?

We asked young people in 14 different countries to record their day - from when they woke up to the moment they went to bed - to find out how they are coping with coronavirus.

Yuko Kato
BBC News, Tokyo

Although Japan never went into a full lockdown - since there are no legal provisions that give the government such powers - many of us are stuck at home under virus guidelines.

Main shopping areas are closed, businesses are suffering, and people are stressed out.

Even as the government muses on how to relax the restrictions, many of us are conflicted, wanting to save livelihoods - but also wanting to save lives.

Yes, the case figures and death tolls are almost inexplicably low, but not many are taking comfort in this. And many are questioning the government's response to the crisis.

The project of sending each household two cloth masks became the target of derision and exasperation - some were dirty and defective, the project was considered too expensive, the contracts were murky, and most of the country still hasn't received them.

Many also consider the government's financial support too little too late, and too mired in bureaucracy. After much protest on social media - and prodding from not just the opposition but from within the ruling coalition - the government finally promised to pay each resident Y100K (£766, $935).

But three weeks after the announcement, most of us are yet to see the necessary application forms.

On top of that, there has been a massive Twitter protest (as well as a silent gathering outside parliament) against the government trying to rush through a bill that would give the cabinet powers to extend the retirement age of chief prosecutors.

Coupled with the various corruption allegations connected to the government prior to the pandemic, the sense that the government is trying to bulldoze this through when the country is suffering has resulted in the hashtag protest gaining 9 million tweets.

With so many suffering financially, physically, and emotionally, many of us are finding it difficult to accept the “new normal” when there is much uncertainty in the air.

Primary children in Denmark have been back at school for a month now.

It was the first country in Western Europe to reopen its primary schools, after containing the virus early on. There have been fewer than 550 deaths in Denmark so far.

Our Europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie spent the day at the Lynghøj primary school: