Studies suggest those from the BAME community in the UK are being affected by the coronavirus disproportionately, and are almost twice as likely to die from the infection than those who are white.

The BBC’s Clive Myrie met the black and minority ethnic staff on the frontline at the Royal London Hospital in East London.

He saw the impact the virus is having beyond the hospital ward.

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As mass demonstrations continue across the US amid an outpouring of anger over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, while in police custody, some US officials have warned of the continuing danger posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

“If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a Covid test this week,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Saturday evening.

Her concerns were echoed by Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who told NBC News that protesters should consider self-isolating and getting tested.

"While I saw some people with masks last night, others didn't [wear them]. When I saw some people social distancing, other people were right on top of each other," she said. "So we don't want to compound this deadly virus and the impact it's had on our community."

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appeared on CNN and warned: "There's about a 14-day incubation period. So, two weeks from now across America, we're going to find out whether or not this gives us a spike and drives the numbers back up again or not."

The US has the world's highest number of coronavirus deaths and cases.

Cities outside the US still under coronavirus restrictions also saw anti-racism protests on Sunday, including London.

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From Monday some pupils will be returning to school in England, but the question many are asking is whether it will be safe for them and their teachers.

Following a heated debate, the government published the advice it had received from scientists on what is known about the impact of more children returning to the classroom.

It is pretty clear that children are at a low risk of becoming ill with the virus but there are worries that they may be able to pass it on.

Read more about who is going back to school here.

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Here's a run-down of the key global headlines, if you're just joining us.

• The number of coronavirus fatalities in Brazil has risen by almost 1,000 in a day, making the country's overall death toll the world's fourth-highest. Its figure of 28,834 has now surpassed France, with only the US, the UK and Italy recording more deaths
• Some of the most important sites in Islam - including Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque - have reopened two months after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to shut, allowing worshippers to enter under strict guidelines

• Pope Francis said on Sunday that healing people was "more important" than the economy, as countries around the world continue to ease lockdown restrictions
• Afghanistan's public health ministry is warning of an impending catastrophe as confirmed coronavirus cases pass 15,000
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has requested a "final extension" to the country's state of emergency "to finish with the pandemic once and for all"

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Gian Piero Gasperini, coach of Italian football club Atalanta, has said he thought he would die as he suffered coronavirus symptoms.

He has described feeling ill and frightened when his side played their second Champions League match at Spanish side Valencia in March.

The first encounter between the teams had taken place in front of thousands of fans on 19 February inside Milan's San Siro stadium. Many Atalanta supporters had travelled from Bergamo, in the northern Lombardy region, which was one of the epicentres of the pandemic in the country. Some experts believe that game was one of the key causes of the spread.

Gasperini said he felt ill on the day of the second encounter in Spain and his condition worsened in the days that followed, when he was at the team's training ground.

He added: "An ambulance passed every two minutes. There is a hospital nearby. It seemed like a war zone.

"At night I thought: 'If I go in there, what happens to me?'

"'I can't go now, I have so many things to do'... I was saying it jokingly, to lighten things. But I really thought so."

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Spain has recorded its lowest number of new infections in almost three months, with 96 new cases reported on Sunday. Just two deaths were recorded.

By comparison the UK recorded 1,936 new confirmed cases and 113 deaths today. In Italy the numbers were 355 infections and 75 deaths.

Spain's figures are a massive fall from early April, when the country recorded 950 deaths and several thousand new cases in a single day.

The country has already begun easing its lockdown restrictions, which were among the strictest in Europe. But the government remains cautious and the prime minister has requested a two-week extension to the state of emergency.

More than 27,000 people have died in Spain since the pandemic began and around 240,000 cases have been recorded.

So what did we learn from the government's daily briefing? Here is a summary of the main points.

• A further 113 people who tested positive for the virus have died over the past 24 hours, while the number of new confirmed daily infections fell below 2,000 to 1,936
• The UK now has the capacity to perform 200,000 tests of different kinds every day, ministers claim, hitting an end of May target set by Boris Johnson. However, only 115,725 tests were actually recorded in the past 24 hours and these include test kits mailed out to people as well as tests carried out
• Restrictions on the most vulnerable who have been shielding at home in England and Wales since the middle of March will be relaxed on Monday, allowing people to "safely spend time outdoors"
• Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick says the changes, which will be reviewed on 15 June, will enable millions of people to "see loved ones" for the first time in months but adds that people should only do what they are "comfortable" with
• Mr Jenrick says the further easing of the lockdown in England tomorrow involves "quite modest" changes that are "manageable" in terms of minimising infections while Dr Jenny Harries, England's deputy chief medical officer, urges people to remain cautious and keep social interactions to a minimum
• 6,000 new homes will be built to provide permanent accommodation for rough sleepers in England, including 3,300 in the next year, at a cost of £160m

The Daily Mail asked in the government press conference if the relaxing of rules around those who are shielding meant relatives would be able to visit loved ones in care homes.

Dr Harries said care homes differed hugely from one to another. Relaxing measures in homes where residents with dementia find it difficult to follow social distancing rules would be very hard to achieve, she said.

And because it's so important to keep the infection rate low in care home settings "it's probably a little bit too early" to be changing the general guidance around them now, she added.

In the briefing just now, a reporter asked if the number of daily deaths had stopped decreasing and was instead plateauing. Dr Harries said that if that were happening "we should be really concerned".

But she added: "We need to be watching over a longer period than a few days, to get a sense of what is happening."

She said people needed to keep abiding with social distancing measures and limiting the amount of social interactions they have.

"It is a critical time, we need to be very careful."

Today the number of deaths in the UK rose by 113 to a total of 38,489. Here's a government chart showing how the average number of daily deaths has decreased signficantly but appears to be plateauing.

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Sunday's briefing from the UK government has ended but we'll continue to bring you some of the most interesting lines here.

The Mirror's Pippa Crerar questions whether the re-opening of primary schools in England to three year groups can be considered a "modest" change.

She asks what confidence teachers and parents can have that they will be safe given the government's test and trace app is not up and running yet.

In response, Jenrick says 80% of schools have remained open during the lockdown for some children, including those whose parents are key workers, and that thousands of teachers have been continuing to go in.

He says this indicates that schools are safe environments, as does the experience of other countries in Europe.

He acknowledges that some parents may be reluctant to allow their children to return on day one, but hopes they will do "in the days ahead" when they see others doing so.

Dr Harries says social distancing measures will remain a vital component of tackling the virus in schools, with children remaining in small and constantly-maintained clusters.

The coronavirus crisis has given the government an "extraordinary opportunity" to offer rough sleepers long-term help to get off the streets, the head of its homeless Covid taskforce has said.

Dame Louise Casey says a "national effort" is needed to keep people off the streets.

Almost 15,000 rough sleepers have been housed in emergency accommodation since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.

Read more here.

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Channel 4's Jane Deith asks why if England's Covid-19 alert level is still at four, indicating high levels of transmission in the community, the lockdown is being further eased on Monday.

"If the alert level has not changed, what has?" she asks.

Jenrick says the UK is still at level four but is in the process of "transitioning" to level three.

He goes on to repeat what he said a few moments ago, that the changes being introduced - including allowing outdoor markets to sell more goods and car showrooms to open - are "quite modest" and designed to help boost people's wellbeing as well as support businesses.

As you might have heard, many scientists, including some scientific advisers to the government, have expressed concern that the government is moving too quickly to ease the lockdown.

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In response to a follow-up question on shielding from Chris Mason, Jenrick says the government's advice is still for the most vulnerable two million people to stay at home.

But he also encourages people in this category to take advantage of the "small, modest" changes that are being allowed in England and Wales, such as going out for a walk with someone from your own household.

In response to a similar question from ITV, he adds that as many as half of those shielding have not left home at all for months.

Dr Harries says that modelling showed that isolating the most vulnerable during the peak would protect them.

But there has been a "seismic change", she says, and people are much less likely to come into contact with someone carrying the virus now.

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We are now onto questions from journalists, starting with the BBC's Chris Mason.

Given it is such a sensitive and potentially dangerous time in the lockdown, he asks, is the communities secretary worried about situations in which social distancing is difficult or impossible?

In response, Jenrick says he is reasonably confident that the further easing of restrictions on Monday will be manageable and will not see the all-important R number - the reproduction rate - rise above one.

But he admits there is "limited room for manoeuvre" and the new measures will be kept under careful review.

Dr Jenny Harries says the risk of transmission outdoors is relatively low but that scenes of crowded beaches and parks are a particular worry if people have travelled to get there in "crowded" vehicles.

She says people need to continue limiting their social interactions with others and "not just do what it is possible to do but what is sensible to do" in terms of their behaviour.

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Testing will be an essential part of the government's contact-tracing system for controlling the epidemic as lockdown eases.

People with symptoms will need to access a test quickly so that, if they are found to have coronavirus, anyone they have been in contact with can be tracked down and told to self-isolate.

Click here for the latest information on testing.

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Dame Louise Casey, who is leading the government's taskforce on rough sleeping during the pandemic, has praised the "extraordinary response" of local councils and government, as well as charities and private businesses.

The government says 90% of known rough sleepers in England have been offered accommodation.

Calculating the number of rough sleepers is difficult, but each year councils produce a snapshot of rough sleepers in their area.

The most recent number for autumn 2019 showed 4,266 rough sleepers in England - more than double the figure from 2010. However, there was a small decline between 2018 and 2019.

These council snapshots tend to be conservative estimates and those sleeping in temporary accommodation and shelters on the night of the count aren't included.

The fact that the government says 15,000 rough sleepers have been housed in emergency accommodation throughout the outbreak highlights that the real number is probably higher than the official figures.

The second question from the public is from Ian, from Anglesey, about the help on offer for farmers and others in agriculture.

Jenrick says that while not every job or business can be saved, the government's support package compares "favourably" with other countries - including the furlough scheme and loans being made available to businesses.

He says there is a national push to hire fruit pickers and help farmers with their summer crop.

We move to questions now - the first coming from members of the public.

John from Gloucester asks how he can confirm a call from the test and trace team is genuine.

Dr Harries responds that 25,000 tracers are available and it is highly unlikely you will be contacted inappropriately.

Many of us will be cautious, she continues, but it will be very obvious from the conversation you have with them that they are genuine.

It will be obvious these are professionally trained individuals, she insists.