Here we end our daily coverage of the coronavirus crisis. We'll be back on Sunday for all the latest developments.

On Saturday, there were demonstrations in the UK, Australia and elsewhere as people marched - despite virus warnings - to protest against racism in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in the US.

Large crowds were also expected in the US capital Washington DC. Follow our coverage here.

Also on Saturday:

• The Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France, and the Prado museum in Madrid, Spain, were amongst some of Europe's famous cultural venues to reopen
• The World Health Organization said wearing masks in public could help slow spread of the virus
• The number of cases in India overtook Italy's as hospitals struggle to cope
• Globally, the number of infections stands at nearly 6.8 million and more than 396,000 people have died, according to figures collated by Johns Hopkins University

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Millions of people have been turning to the Johns Hopkins University dashboard to check the latest coronavirus figures.

So how do they put their figures together? French newspaper Le Monde, which has been looking into it, , externalreports the figures are collected automatically from various sources: official agencies, media, local communities, etc.

Depending on the country, JHU collects data at the level of provinces (as in China), counties (in the United States) or cities (in Australia or Canada).

On some days, the site records more than one billion visits, Le Monde reports.

"It was a shock," Lauren Gardner, associate professor at JHU's department of civil engineering, is quoted as saying. "We realised that people needed objective information during this period and that it was important to make it public."

The figures sometimes vary from that given by other official sources, but "the trend is the same", say JHU officials. They also recognise the difficulty of comparing figures and establishing a ranking when countries do not collect data in the same way.

• Why are international comparisons difficult?

(And by the way, Johns is indeed spelt with an "s" as it is a family surname, external.)

The oil exporters' group, Opec, has reportedly agreed to extend record cuts in production for a further month. A deal reached in April between Opec members and other oil producers, including Russia, was due to expire at the end of June.

The aim of the cuts was to keep oil prices high, despite lower demand due to coronavirus lockdowns.

The UAE's energy minister, Suhail al-Mazrouei, wrote on Twitter that the "Opec +" countries had agreed unanimously to extend the current reduction until the end of July.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has become the latest in a list of celebrities to have have suffered freak accidents during this lockdown.

The 41-year-old, known to many for the singles (Groovejet) If This Ain't Love and Murder on the Dancefloor, said on Saturday she was recovering at home after a hospital trip to patch up a head injury from a bike accident near the River Thames.

Her injury comes on the heels of actor Cate Blanchett's, external. The two-time Oscar-winner admitted she suffered a nick to the head from a chainsaw at her home in Sussex while answering a question about her lockdown experience posed by former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard., external

Then there was Queen guitarist Brian May, who told the world last month how he tore his glutes during "over-enthusiastic" gardening.The 72-year-old iconic rock music figure asked his fans not to send him any sympathy.

Police have closed roads and parking remains shut at some of Scotland's most popular beauty spots, in a bid to avoid the crowds seen last weekend.

Large numbers of people gathered at parks and beaches last week as lockdown rules were slightly eased, allowing Scottish people to sunbathe and meet friends or family from one other household outdoors for the first time in months.

Police dispersed more than 2,000 gatherings and car traffic trebled at some beauty spots.

This weekend, Police Scotland and Stirling Council closed a road beside Loch Lomond to deter day-trippers.

Scottish government guidance limits travel for recreation to five miles.

This afternoon, a line of parked cars could be seen near the Devil's Pulpit near Killearn, while at Arrochar, Traffic Scotland issued a warning as parked vehicles were causing problems for other road users on the A83.

"Please consider if your journey is necessary before travelling to places where you are likely to be turned away," urged Insp Andy Bushell of Forth Valley Police, in a post on Twitter.

"The volume of people coming into this area cannot be sustained safely."

He warned there would be additional officers and a continual police presence in the local area.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland's coronavirus guidelines could be enforced by new laws if "even a minority" continued to flout them.

Harry Billinge had planned to be in Normandy for the 76th anniversary of D-Day, visiting a new British memorial with other veterans.

The 94-year-old raised tens of thousands of pounds towards the building of the monument - and he was even made an MBE for his efforts.

But the trip was cancelled due to coronavirus. So BBC Breakfast surprised with him a face from the past.

Read more: Memorial 'brought to veterans' for D-Day

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Usdaw - the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers - has rejected a "misguided" call for 24-hour shopping on Sundays, as shops in the UK look to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic.

On Saturday, the Times newspaper reported the government is considering suspending Sunday trading laws for a year.

Current trading laws limit stores over a certain size to opening for a maximum of six hours.

Paddy Lillis, Usdaw general secretary, said he appreciated "the desire to help the retail sector" but stressed there was "no economic case" for changing current laws.

"Opening for longer will increase overheads, but not necessarily take any more cash through the tills," he said, in a statement.

"The fact is, that customers will not have more to spend just because the shops are open for longer."

Mr Lillis urged the government to reject the deregulation of trading hours and instead support the retail industry via tax breaks and helping local councils to redevelop city centres.

"Shopworkers need a break on Sundays, not longer opening hours."

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Medical experts in the US fear the use of tear gas and pepper spray by the country's police at Black Lives Matter protests will increase the risk for Covid-19.

The concern was raised in an open letter which explained why the demonstrations are necessary despite those attending having been advised to stay at home to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. The letter was signed by 1,288 professionals in the field.

One bullet point reads: "Oppose any use of tear gas, smoke, or other respiratory irritants, which could increase risk for Covid-19 by making the respiratory tract more susceptible to infection, exacerbating existing inflammation, and inducing coughing."

Read the open letter here., external

In the past two days the cities of Seattle and Denver have banned the use of tear gas at protests.

Think watching behind-closed-doors football matches are boring without boisterous fans creating an atmosphere? If you're nodding your head, then you might enjoy what one English broadcaster has done today.

Fans tuning in to BT Sport's coverage of German Bundesliga matches were surprised to hear crowd noise and goal celebrations dubbed on the live action.

It is a concept which the company will also use for its Premier League coverage. Sky Sports is expected to do the same when the English top-flight restarts on 17 June.

The simulated noise during the German games - Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin - created a stir among viewers, splitting opinion among those discussing the move on Twitter.

Player-turned-presenter Gary Lineker and commentator Jacqui Oatley were among those in favour...

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Dutch mink farms have begun a government-ordered cull after 10 farms were found to have animals infected with coronavirus, says the country’s Food & Wares Authority.

There are concerns infected mink, who are bred at the farms for their fur, could transmit the illness to humans.

“All mink breeding farms where there is an infection will be cleared, and farms where there are no infections won’t be,” said spokeswoman Frederique Hermie.

The government ordered the cull of 10,000 mink on Wednesday after determining that affected farms could act as a long-term reservoir of disease.

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Churchgoers should wear face coverings and may have to book places at Mass when churches reopen, Scotland's Catholic Bishops have said.

The Bishop's Conference of Scotland has sent the country's 600 priests guidance about the resumption of public worship.

In line with the Scottish government's "route map" for easing lockdown, the guidance stresses that Mass can resume only once the country enters phase three.

Priests have been encouraged to start preparations to allow churches to safely reopen with social distancing.

The guidance recommends that services should be held on both Saturdays and Sundays to allow more people to attend, but stresses that churches should only open if there are enough trained volunteers and PPE available.

Further guidance includes requiring all churchgoers and clergy to wear face coverings and use hand sanitiser when entering and leaving.

In terms of the service itself, communion wafers should be placed in a person's hand, rather than their mouth, hymns may be omitted and "sermons should be brief".

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There was a welcome return to familiar haunts for many Parisians on Saturday as they enjoyed their first weekend sitting among the many cafes and restaurants of the French capital.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo gave the green light to such establishments to set up tables in outside spaces from 2 June.

She tweeted:, external "Long live cafes, restaurants & bistros! Paris helps them with recovery and allows free extension of terraces on sidewalks, streets and parking spaces, leaving access to pedestrians and people with reduced mobility."

Elsewhere in Paris, the Palace of Versailles reopened as the city continued with the easing of lockdown restrictions.

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Tennis star Novak Djokovic says it would be "impossible" to play under the safety restrictions proposed to ensure the US Open could take place behind closed doors.

The Grand Slam tournament is scheduled to start on 31 August in New York.

Djokovic, the men's world number one, said he had discussed the event's future with organisers.

"The rules they told us that we would have to respect to be there, to play at all, they are extreme," said the Serb.

"We would not have access to Manhattan, we would have to sleep in hotels at the airport, to be tested twice or three times per week.

"Also, we could bring one person to the club which is really impossible. You need your coach, then a fitness trainer, then a physiotherapist."

One of Britain's biggest independent stores is facing a "huge challenge" as it prepares to reopen.

Jarrold, a five-floor department store in the centre of Norwich, is celebrating 250 years of trade this year.

The historic department store has been shut for 12 weeks, since the start of the UK lockdown. All 390 staff were furloughed.

"Lockdown has certainly been a huge challenge and now we face the new challenge of trading in a very different environment," said Minnie Moll, chief executive of Jarrold Retail.

Some 30 staff are currently preparing the store to allow for social distancing measures, with 100 staff expected to be working when it reopens on 15 June.

Despite an upturn in online trade, Ms Moll said a trading recovery would be "long and slow".

"There's no room for complacency," she added.

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Anti-racism campaigners in Glasgow have temporarily renamed streets in the city centre with the names of black activists and those believed to have been victims of racism, including Rosa Parks and George Floyd.

Cochrane Street - named after Andrew Cochrane, an 18th-Century tobacco lord - has been renamed Sheku Bayoh Street after a man who died in police custody in Fife, Scotland.

But his sister - a nurse - said her family would not attend the Black Lives Matters demonstration this weekend because the danger of spreading coronavirus is "still too great".

Kadi Johnson joined Scotland's Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf and Labour MSP Anas Sarwar to issue a statement urging demonstrators to keep any protest virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The statement highlighted the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on the BAME community.

"As a staff nurse I know the deadly impact of the virus, and I would worry about social distancing and the lives of family and others being put at risk," Ms Johnson wrote separately.

Sheku Bayoh died in 2015, aged 32, after he was restrained by police officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He was found to have suffered 23 separate injuries.

The officers involved have always denied any wrongdoing. No prosecutions were made and Mr Bayoh's death is to be the subject of a public inquiry.

Ms Johnson told the BBC that younger members of her family were angry too. "When they saw George Floyd's video they were angry and hurt, remembering their uncle and how he died.

"Enough is enough."

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This weekend's protests are not limited to central London. Several hundred marchers gathered in Newcastle while thousands more watched an online protest organised in the North-East.

Demonstrators at the Earl Grey Monument in Newcastle city centre were handed masks if they did not have one, and there was hand sanitiser available.

Meanwhile, an online protest organised by Stand Up To Racism - North East drew an audience of several thousand who listened to speakers including Janet Alder, whose brother Christopher died in police custody in Hull in 1998.

In Sheffield, hundreds of people gathered on Devonshire Green to protest and hold a minute's silence. During the gathering, which included speeches, they chanted: "No justice, no peace, no racist police."

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Musicians are urging the UK government to ease the two-metre distancing rule for instrumentalists so they can return to performing and recording.

The Musicians' Union is also in talks with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport over "enhanced busking" - allowing spectators in outdoor spaces to make contactless payments for individual and group performances.

The industry has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with performing venues such as theatres, clubs and pubs all closed for the foreseeable future.

Musicians' Union leader Horace Trubridge says the two-metre rule is "overkill" at a "bleak" time for his members.

The government said it welcomed "creative and innovative" ideas to help the UK's "brilliant" musicians.

Imogen Foulkes
BBC News, Geneva

From this weekend, Switzerland's mountain railways and cable cars can start running again.

That's a relief for Alpine tourist resorts, which were forced to close down right in the middle of the ski season.

In Grindelwald, home of the Eiger and the world-famous Jungfrau "top of Europe" railway - altitude 3,454m (11.332ft) - this is very good news.

One tourist professional tells the BBC he believes the re-opening of the mountain railways is the key to bringing tourists back. More than a million people took the train up to the Jungfrau last year alone.

To ensure visitors' safety, mountain railway staff and passengers are still being advised to wear masks and maintain social distancing of two metres.

Read more here.

The Royal Hospital in Chelsea - home of the Chelsea Pensioners - has been hosting its annual Founder's Day parade this week.

However, it's been a more sombre and scaled back event than normal because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Like many homes for the elderly it's been particularly hit hard with 10 of the military veterans dying from the virus and dozens more infected.

Lockdown means the Chelsea Pensioners have been unable to attend their friends' funerals, instead holding memorials outside.

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The Tokyo 2020 Games "will take place in 2021 or they won't take place" at all, a top Olympics official has said.

"It's unthinkable to keep such a project on the go for any longer, considering the enormous costs and all the thousands of people involved, " said Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee.

"All the sporting federations have to adapt to the Games' postponement... we can't envisage a similar upheaval a second time," the Belgian told a local newspaper.

His comments echo a recent statement from committee president Thomas Bach, who said the Games would have to be cancelled if they cannot take place next summer.

It comes as Tokyo's governor said the city and organisers were looking at ways to scale back next year's Games.