UK facing period of hardship as pandemic hits jobs and livelihoods - Chancellor Rishi Sunak
A further 36 deaths reported in the UK in all settings - lowest daily rise since 22 March
UK PM Boris Johnson launches review of the 2m distancing rule, after warnings it could cripple hospitality industry
India records 11,929 coronavirus cases in 24 hours – its highest single-day figure to date
Concern over virus spread in Latin America as Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia all report record number of infections
Leading psychologists call the delay in getting UK children back to school a “national disaster” that endangers mental health
There have now been more than 7.7 million cases worldwide and more than 430,000 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University
From Monday, all non-essential shops are allowed to reopen in England - as long as they follow safety guidelines.
BBC business correspondent Szu Ping Chan visited a shop in London to see how things have changed.
Image source, Getty ImagesVillagers in Peru have freed eight telecoms engineers after holding them over fears they were installing 5G technology, which some locals mistakenly believe spreads coronavirus.
The technicians were repairing an antenna when they were seized on Wednesday in the Huancavelica region. The villagers - from the Paucará and Yauli districts - said the workers would be released if they removed the antennas, local media report, external.
Their release was agreed after a meeting between locals and officials from the government and telecoms firm Gilat. A police spokesperson told AFP news agency the group are in good health.
A transport ministry spokesperson told local radio Peru has no 5G antennas, and that - regardless - they are not linked to the spread of coronavirus.
False claims linking 5G to coronavirus have been widely shared online. Scientists say a connection between the two is biologically impossible.
Peru has recorded more than 6,300 deaths and almost 220,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins University. But the spread of the virus in the Huancavelica region has been limited.
As some Year 10 and Year 12 pupils in England prepare to go back to school on Monday, secondary head teachers are having to overcome an array of challenges.
Plans shared with the BBC suggest the arrangements will vary widely. More than 300 schools and colleges told us they were mainly offering between five and 30 hours of face-to-face teaching each week.
Some are making the return gradual, starting with pupils who are struggling the most, with many providing individual pastoral sessions to check on mental health.
Jill McGivering
South Asia editor
India's home minister, Amit Shah, has announced new emergency measures to address the continuing rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, Delhi.
The announcement came after an emergency meeting with Delhi's chief minister and other officials, amid concerns about the city's ability to manage the crisis.
Image source, EPAOne of Delhi's most pressing needs is more beds for coronavirus patients. Shah said 500 railway carriages would be provided, creating 8,000 more beds. Another 5,000 beds will come from the chief minister's plan to requisition nursing homes.
Future plans could see hotel rooms and banquet halls used and possibly a new field hospital.
Shah also announced a rapid increase in testing in Delhi - and a door-to-door survey of the worst-affected areas to help officials map and contain transmission.
On Sunday, the daily case total across India rose again, with nearly 12,000 new cases.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak was asked earlier on the Andrew Marr Show about the economic impact of coronavirus.
Sunak acknowledged there would be "hardship ahead" and people would lose their jobs.
He said the scale of the economic impact had required "unconventional responses", pointing to the unprecedented government job retention scheme.
"I think the thing that I'm looking at now - what are the next stages of the plan, so to speak.
"I think, primarily, we need to reopen our economy safely and slowly, and that's the most important thing, to try and safeguard as many of those jobs as possible.
"But then as I look forward, acknowledge that there is going to be hardship ahead. People are going to lose their jobs.
"I want to make sure that we have the degree of support for them, whether it's skills or other support, to help them get back into work. I want to make sure companies are encouraged to employ people."
Image source, Getty ImagesChile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia have reported a record number of Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, increasing concerns about the spread of the disease in Latin America.
Due to recent rises in confirmed cases, many health authorities say the continent is now the epicentre of the global pandemic. With several governments lacking adequate testing resources, it's feared that the true number of infections is higher than what's being reported.
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Earlier this morning, UK shadow justice secretary David Lammy told the Andrew Marr Show it was a "scandal" that the recommendations of a report on the impact of coronavirus on people in black, Asian and minority communities had been "buried".
A leaked Public Health England draft report cited racism as a possible factor in why people of such backgrounds are at increased risk of dying of the virus.
Lammy told the Marr Show it was "horrifying" and accused the government of having "buried" recommendations from the report.
"It's horrifying that at the moment, across this country, it's hard to be black or Asian and not know someone, or someone who knows someone, who has died.
"I've lost an uncle. I've lost a classmate who died at 45 due to this terrible virus.
"The point is, it's a scandal if one week Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock say 'Black Lives Matter' and then we find out today that they buried part of the review that had the recommendations in it to do something about it."
He added: "Get on with it because people are dying every day and you said 'Black Lives Matter'. It's no wonder why people are upset."
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the report would be published next week.
Image source, GettyAuthorities in China have reported 57 new cases, the country's highest daily jump since mid-April.
The National Health Commission said 38 were locally transmitted, with 36 of them in Beijing.
Since yesterday, lockdown measures have been re-introduced in some localities of the capital after dozens of new infections were discovered. Many have been linked to a local market, which has been closed. Eleven residential compounds nearby have also been sealed off, with resident only allowed to leave for essential shopping.
More than 84,000 cases have been reported in China, according to Johns Hopkins University, along with 4,638 deaths.
The country has relaxed many of its containment measures after the ruling Communist Party declared victory over coronavirus in March. But a recent rise in cases has sparked fears of a second wave of infections.
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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak was also asked about criticisms from the aviation industry of the quarantine rule in place for travellers arriving to the UK.
He said compliance with the measures had been "very good", but said the government had always said it was keeping the measures under review.
The transport secretary was looking at ways for travel to reopen, including so-called travel corridors with other countries, Sunak added.
"This is not something that we want to have," Sunak says.
"We all, over time, would like to get our lives back to normal, travel included. And that's why the transport secretary is actively looking at options. As we continue to make progress against the virus, we might able to more here as well."
Coronavirus: France's ancient burial brotherhood defies Covid-19
The Covid-19 epidemic and the risk of infection have led to new rules in many countries about how we treat the dead. In France, like anywhere else, the restrictions make the process of bereavement even more difficult to bear.
In Béthune, in the northern part of the country, the Charitable Brothers of Saint-Eloi were founded in the 12th Century to help families bury their loved ones.
More than 800 years on, the Brotherhood is not just about folklore; it's part of the city's daily life and death. And its work is more relevant than ever.
Watch our video of their work above...
David Shukman
Science editor, BBC News
Image source, EPAShops in London's Oxford Street are preparing to reopen on Monday with the 2m rule in place
As the UK government’s scientific advisers are keen to point out, what’s called the 2m "rule" is not actually a rule – instead it’s guidance for politicians to make decisions on.
And it’s not only about distance.
They say that shops, workplaces and other locations need to do individual risk assessments based on several key factors.
The first is the time that people might spend close together.
Spending six seconds at one metre carries the same risk at 60 seconds at two metres, they reckon.
Then there’s ventilation. A stuffy confined location will make infections more likely. A good supply of fresh air will make a big difference.
Whether people are face-to-face – which carries the greatest risk – or sitting back-to-back is vital.
And noise level is a factor too: if people have to force their voices – such as in choirs - that increases the chances of them releasing the virus into the air.
Finally, barriers to infection such as face coverings or screens can play a part, if keeping apart isn’t possible.
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A scientist working on a Covid-19 vaccine has said he is "pretty certain" there will be several working vaccines developed for the virus.
Prof Robin Shattock, who is leading a vaccine team at Imperial College London, told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "I think we have as good an opportunity as any other vaccine group to develop a vaccine, but predicting successes is a foolish game because any individual vaccine has a high risk of failure, and what's important is that by having multiple vaccines around the world we're pretty certain that we will get several that will be shown to work."
Prof Shattock said his team was working on a vaccine based on new technology that had not been used in humans before.
Rather than growing the virus and then inactivating it, they are using genetic material from the virus to produce antibodies, he said.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is asked if he will be personally disappointed if unemployment in the UK reaches record levels.
Sunak says the UK has been dealing with an "unprecedented" situation and there were costs in "suppressing" the virus.
But, he adds: "The situation would have been far worse if we hadn't acted in the way we did."
Sunak is also asked about a forecast from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, saying the UK is likely to be among the economies worst hit by the virus.
Sunak says the UK is predominantly a services economy, which was always going to be hit particularly hard by the lockdown.
But he says the report also predicts that the UK will have one of the strongest recoveries.
Image source, Getty ImagesFrom Monday, all shops in England selling "non-essential" goods will be able to open, as the government eases lockdown restrictions.
This includes retailers offering clothes, toys, books and electronics - as well as record shops, tailors, auction houses, photography studios and indoor markets.
A number of major retailers - including John Lewis, Debenhams and Primark - have announced plans to open a limited number of outlets from Monday.
Under government rules, newly reopened stores must meet Covid-19 guidelines, external to show shoppers and workers can be kept safe.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said people should feel confident it is safe to visit non-essential shops, which are allowed to reopen in England from Monday.
He acknowledged people are "anxious" but said retailers have worked hard to ensure their shops are safe.
Sunak also told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday the government was taking a "fresh look" at the 2m (6ft) social distancing rule because the country had made "good progress" against the virus.
He said he understood the positive impact a change to the rule would have on businesses being able to reopen but said it must be safe to do so.
A government review of the rule will include scientists, economists and others, he added.
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Shadow justice secretary David Lammy has been on the Andrew Marr Show this morning.
He is asked about a leaked report, which found factors such as racism and social inequality may have contributed to increased risks of black, Asian and minority communities catching and dying from Covid-19.
He said the report was "horrifying".
"At the moment, across this country, it's hard to be black and Asian and not know someone, or someone who knows someone, who's died."
Coronavirus: How sex workers are surviving
Sex workers in Uganda and Nigeria are struggling to make a living during the pandemic. They fall outside of government support systems and are finding fewer clients.
These women talked about what life is like for them now.
Names have been changed to preserve anonymity.
Philippa Roxby
Health reporter, BBC News
Image source, Getty ImagesYoung people can feel isolated from friends despite the presence of social media
The delay in getting children and adolescents back to schools is a "national disaster", which is putting their mental health at risk, say leading psychologists.
In an open letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, they say the isolation of lockdown is harming already vulnerable young people.
Highlighting the low risk to children of Covid-19, they call for social distancing measures to be minimised.
It comes after an opinion piece in medical publication The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health warned of the damaging long-term consequences of a lack of face-to-face contact among young people and their peers.
The UK's 2m (6ft) social distancing rule should only be reduced if the scientific evidence supports this, the shadow home secretary has said.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has commissioned a review into the rule, following warnings that unless it is scrapped the hospitality industry will not be financially viable.
Labour’s Nick Thomas-Symonds told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday that the public health position and the health of the economy “go together” and should not be seen as “in conflict”.
If the UK does reduce the distance required without this being supported by the scientific advice, this could risk a second peak, doing even more damage to the economy, he added.
He said the government should be “vigilant and cautious” and publish the scientific evidence behind its decisions to restore public confidence.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere's been criticism of a study from the US suggesting that the coronavirus could have been present in the Chinese city of Wuhan as early as August last year.
The study by Harvard University, which gained significant publicity when it was released earlier this month, has been dismissed by China and had its methodology challenged by independent scientists, external.
Researchers say there was a noticeable rise in vehicles parking outside six hospitals in the city from late August to 1 December 2019. This coincided with an increase in searches for possible coronavirus symptoms such as "cough" and "diarrhoea".
But an analysis by the BBC has found serious flaws in their conclusions.