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Visitors from Norway, Iceland and Germany are now allowed into Denmark. Police reported traffic queues several kilometres long, as German holidaymakers crossed the southern border.

However, Denmark and others among the usually close Nordic countries have excluded Swedes, blaming the country’s higher level of coronavirus.

“It’s terrible for us. We want to be able to travel,” one local in the Swedish city of Malmo told the BBC. “A lot of people work there, they have families there.”

“Historically the Nordic countries have been so close to each other," says one woman. "Closing their borders, I don’t think it’s logical."

But while most Swedes are locked out of Denmark, Danish residents can cross into Sweden.

On the train back from Malmo to Copenhagen across the Oresund Bridge, one Danish traveller said he wasn’t worried about the virus.

“I went to a party, a small party and I’m going home again,” he said. “If you go to north Sweden there are many sick people. But not in south Sweden.”

The Isle of Man has become the first place within the British Isles to end lockdown entirely.

The self-governing British Crown dependency has seen no new cases of coronavirus since 20 May, leading the government to dispense with most of its lockdown restrictions.

As such, Monday has seen people enjoying pubs, restaurants, shops and gyms for the first time since March.

Read more here.

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At the UK's daily government briefing, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been talking about the current alert level on the five-point scale.

“That’s decided independently by the Biosecurity Centre and we’ll take their advice on the alert level, but that’s not decided by the politicians," he said.

On 3 June, Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England referred to “the alert level, which is set independently… by the Joint Biosecurity Centre advising the four chief medical officers”.

The idea of the Joint Biosecurity Centre is to bring together expertise from scientists and from across government to track the rates of infection across the country.

While ministers do not set the alert level, they do decide when aspects of lockdown may be eased.

You can read more about the alert level system here.

He makes many of us feel tired just watching. But Joe Wicks has been providing online fitness classes for children - and parents - since the UK's lockdown began in March.

Wicks, of Body Coach fame, is finally putting his feet up - but not entirely. The YouTube star has announced he will scale back his five weekly sessions to three from next week.

Read more here.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn the emergency use authorisation for hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19. The drug has been championed by US President Donald Trump.

The FDA said that, based on the latest evidence, it was no longer reasonable to believe that taking hydroxychloroquine and the related drug chloroquine could be an effective treatment for Covid-19 - the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have long been used to treat malaria as well as other conditions such as lupus and arthritis. President Trump has promoted hydroxychloroquine and even took it himself for a while.

Although several studies had suggested the drugs were not effective and doctors warned that they could cause heart problems, the FDA had allowed their use during clinical trials and in hospitals.

One of the world's largest trials, run by the University of Oxford, recently concluded that "there is no beneficial effect of hydroxychloroquine in patients hospitalised with Covid-19".

• Hydroxychloroquine: What do we know?

The UK daily press conference was led by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. He appeared without any of the government's scientific advisers.

Here's what he told us:

• The government has provided extra money to schools to widen summer programmes for the children of key workers, who won't be able to access their usual childcare, such as grandparents and summer schemes
• He rejected the claim that information on the effects of coronavirus on people from ethnic minority backgrounds is being withheld. He said the government wanted to provide concrete advice
• Mr Raab said medics and scientists will continue to attend the press briefings but did not say why none were in attendance today

The next and final question is about the review of the two-metre social distancing guideline and what criteria ministers are looking at for relaxing it, particularly in terms of helping the hospitality industry.

Raab suggests there is "no magic" to the current distance - despite it being recommended by the World Health Organisation - and the decision on whether to reduce it to one metre will be a "judgement call" for ministers.

The "comprehensive" review will be completed within weeks, he adds, looking at the scientific advice and the experience of other countries.

He says he wants pubs and restaurants, who are hoping to resume some services in early July, to open as soon as possible.

But he says it has to be safe to do so, repeating his earlier warning of a second spike and the risk to economic confidence and public health.

Raab is now asked by the I's Jane Merrick why he is on his own today, given there are some questions that can only be answered by the government's scientific and medical advisers.

She suggests the number of scientists appearing on the panel has halved in recent weeks.

Raab rejects claims scientists have been sidelined, says they and leading medics will continue to appear, but not necessarily on a daily basis, and adds that other experts will also be represented as the economy and schools re-open.

He goes on to add that scientific opinion on key issues remains "fluid" and ultimately it is ministers who take the decisions.

Asked by Sky News' Beth Rigby about the government's approach to the 2m social distancing rule, Raab denies the government is now prioritising the economy over public health.

He says the chief medical and scientific advisers have said there is no "magic" rule on distancing. He adds that as the incidence of coronavirus comes down - and depending on the setting - a shorter distancing rule may be appropriate.

However, he adds a review of evidence in relation to social distancing will explore the experience of other countries and an evolving scientific picture.

Next up, Raab is asked if he agrees with those who have described BA as a "national disgrace" for its plans to lay off 12,000 of its staff in response to the downturn in air travel.

Raab says UK Plc is going through a challenging period and it is up to businesses how they "navigate this difficult time", listing all the support that is on offer from the government.

Pressed further, he says it is "incumbent" on employers to protect as many jobs as possible to support families and help with the economic recovery.

Asked about holiday clubs for children over the summer holidays, Raab says the government is working with schools and has provided extra money for programmes.

He says "it will be difficult" and that there will be "more challenges than we normally have".

The first question is from Ollie, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, on whether the Covid-19 alert level will fall to one - effectively meaning the virus has been eliminated.

Unfortunately he's on mute and Raab has to read it out for him.

Raab says the alert level is not decided by ministers but by independent experts, adding that the UK is doing everything it can to suppress the virus and bring down the infection rate.

Dominic Raab says a further 430 people were admitted to hospital with the coronavirus on 12 June, down from over 500 a week earlier.

He says the regional breakdown of what is happening in UK hospitals shows a 19% reduction in the number of patients with Covid-19 compared with a week previously.

He adds that the UK is "not out of the woods entirely" and that the data backs the government as it cautiously eases some restrictions, such as reopening non-essential shops.

The foreign secretary says that experience of the coronavirus in other countries shows there is a risk of a second spike in infections - proving the need for a cautious approach.

He describes the reopening of shops as "very much a managed process".

Dominic Raab says the government is watching the impact of all the changes to the UK's coronavirus lockdown very closely.

He mentions the easing of restrictions on private prayer at places of worship and the new "support bubbles" for single adults in England.

And he promotes the latest easing - the reopening of non-essential shops and some attractions in England.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says a further 38 people have died with coronavirus across all settings in the UK.

He adds that there have been a further 1,056 confirmed positive cases.

The daily briefing is due to start in the next few minutes.

It's being held by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who'll be appearing on his own.

Stay with us for all the information you need.

Footballer Marcus Rashford's plea to the UK government to reverse its decision not to continue funding free school meals in England over the long summer break, has struck a chord with parents who have been relying on food vouchers to feed their families during the coronavirus lockdown.

On Monday, in response to the footballer's letter, the government confirmed that its voucher scheme would "not run during the summer holidays".

But families have told the BBC it will prove very difficult for them when food vouchers, worth £15 per child per week, stop at the end of term. Read their stories here.

Thousands of people flocked to non-essential stores in England as trading restrictions eased on Monday.

Measures in place to keep people safe while splashing the cash included limits on shop occupancy, queues, face coverings and plenty of hand sanitiser.

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New rules that came into force this morning oblige nearly everyone travelling on public transport in England to wear a face covering, such as a mask, scarf or bandana.

The measures have been introduced to help prevent transmission of Covid-19, as businesses and shops reopen after the lockdown, and transport networks become busier.

Those with certain health conditions, people with disabilities, and children under the age of 11 are exempt.

Transport companies say that so far, the change has gone smoothly, and the vast majority of passengers are wearing face coverings. Although those failing to do so can be fined £100, enforcement to begin with is expected to be very light-touch.

The emphasis at the moment is on making sure that people know what the rules are, and encouraging them to comply. In the capital, where Transport for London said more than 80% of passengers were abiding by the rules, teams of TFL staff and British transport police were seen offering quiet advice to people without face coverings.

Passengers in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are not obliged to cover their faces on public transport - although they are advised to do so.