In England, a further 35 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 28,794, NHS England said.

In Wales, a further eight people have died with the virus, according to Public Health Wales. This takes the total number of deaths there to 1,524.

Northern Ireland's Department of Health said one coronavirus-related death has been reported in the last day, bringing its death toll to 552.

About 25,000 people in the England had coronavirus in the two weeks up to 21 June, according to the latest estimate from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

That is about 0.045% of the population, or one in 2,200 people - not counting those in settings like hospitals, care homes or prisons.

It is half the figure given for the previous week, but the ONS continues to say that the long term trend was a decline in infections to early June, followed by a levelling off.

BBC head of statistics Robert Cuffe says the figures have "bounced around" in the last three weeks, from 33,000 to 51,000 to 25,000.

That is because the survey finds very few observed infections among its sample of 23,000 people - only 12 this week and 14 last week - so there is a very wide margin of error when the ONS extrapolates to the whole population, he says.

The ONS also estimates that there were about 3,500 new infections per day over the course of the last two weeks.

Issariya Praithongyaem
BBC News Thai

A baby macaque was hit by a car on the first day of the reopening of the Khao Yai National park in Prachinburi, Thailand, on Wednesday.

The macaque mother rushed to rescue the baby, but it was too late. She then took the dead baby back into the forest.

Image source, Thai News Pix

Image source, Thai News Pix

The national park had been closed to visitors from 25 March because of the coronavirus pandemic. During the three-month lockdown, the park’s wild animals - including elephants, deers and wild boars - had been able to roam freely.

After the tragedy, the park urged visitors to reduce their driving speed to 30-60km/h (19-38 miles per hour) for safety of the animals.

The management only allows 5,000 visitors every day. During peak season, 9,500 people visited each day.

In early May, Minister of National Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa floated the idea of an annual three-month closure of all national parks to allow nature to heal without the disturbance of human activities.

A California man who contracted Covid-19 after flouting social-distancing rules has died one day after posting on Facebook that he regretted the decision.

"This is no joke," wrote Thomas Macias, 51, after learning he had caught the virus having attended a party in June about 70 miles (110km) south of Los Angeles.

"If you have to go out wear a mask and practice social distancing."

His post also apologised to his family for potentially infected them.

"Because of my stupidity I put my mom and sisters and my family's health in jeopardy," he wrote. "This has been a very painful experience."

Workers at a food factory in Wales linked to 237 coronavirus cases have said they do not feel safe.

One Rowan Foods worker in Wrexham anonymously told 5 Live Investigations Unit it was "only a matter of time before I catch it".

He claimed some workers with symptoms were not self-isolating because they cannot afford to live off statutory sick pay. Another worker said it was "impossible to keep social distance".

Our colleagues at 5 Live said they saw evidence of personal protective equipment (PPE) not always being used and recent photos from inside the factory of people standing near each other and not wearing visors.

Rowan Foods said measures put in place in March were protecting workers, and that it is "complying with all Covid-19 guidance relating to our operations - we have been for some months now and continue to do so".

Marianna Spring
Disinformation and social media reporter

Misleading claims about imminent local lockdowns are being shared in a number of local Whatsapp groups in England - as well as on other social media sites.

They have been shared in community groups for Stoke, Portsmouth, Sandwell in the West Midlands, the London Borough of Haringey and elsewhere.

Some of the messages re-share lists of local authorities in England experiencing a rise in coronavirus cases and suggest their home area will "become the next Leicester" as soon as this weekend.

The speculation comes as Leicester became the first city to be subject to a local lockdown. However, Public Health Experts have been quick to point out that the lists being shared are frequently based on weekly case increases without wider context.

A rise in cases has been recorded in some local authority areas but a Public Health England (PHE) spokesperson told the BBC: "To use this data in isolation to predict which areas will see significant increases in cases is not appropriate as it does not provide a complete picture of what is happening locally."

A number of local councils have come out on Twitter and Facebook to counter online rumours of imminent lockdowns in their areas - making it clear none have been announced.

Have you seen rumours and speculation in your local WhatsApp or Facebook group? Get in touch: marianna.spring@bbc.co.uk.

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In Brazil, one of the world's hardest-hit countries, activists say the coronavirus outbreak could be helping fuel deforestation in the Amazon, as authorities are stretched to monitor arson and other illegal activities that contribute to the fires.

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest were at a 13-year high in June, government data shows.

The country's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) recorded 2,248 fires using satellite imagery for the month, compared to 1,880 fires in June 2019.

The burning usually increases throughout July, August and September, and such an increase at the start of the dry season has led to concerns that this year's fires could surpass 2019's disastrous blazes.

Many forest fires in the country are started deliberately by illegal loggers and farmers wanting to quickly clear ground.

Brazil has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, prompting fears that the increased smoke could have a damaging effect on the breathing of infected patients.

Stanley Johnson, the prime minister's father, has defended travelling to Greece despite coronavirus restrictions.

On Wednesday, Mr Johnson posted on Instagram a video of his plane arriving in Athens and a selfie wearing a mask at the airport.

He told the Daily Mail he was "on essential business" ensuring a property he rents out was "Covid-proof" before holidays resume.

The UK Foreign Office currently advises against "all but essential international travel" and Greece will not allow direct flights from the UK to land until 15 July.

Liberal Democrat MP Jamie Stone said the incident "stinks of one rule for them and another rule for the rest of us".

Nick Triggle
Health Correspondent

Many people in England are still waiting longer than 24 hours for their coronavirus test results, figures show.

Four in 10 tests done by mobile units and three in 10 carried out at regional drive-through centres were taking longer than that, data up to 24 June reveals.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he expected such tests to be processed in 24 hours by the end of June.

But the data - the first released on 24-hour turnaround times - shows significant progress has been made.

Four times as many tests are being processed within a day as were being done at the start of June when the prime minister made his pledge.

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Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has quarantined himself after an official working closely with him tested positive for Covid-19, a government statement has said., external

Some other people in the president's inner circle are also self-isolating, it adds.

The country of 2.25 million people has so far recorded just 227 cases of the virus and one death.

The latest US jobs figures have just come out. The economy added 4.8m jobs in June.

The unemployment rate also dropped to 11.1% from 13.3% in May, according to the Labor Department. Americans filed 1.4m new unemployment benefits claims.

The jobless rate remains historically high, and is far above the 3.5% seen in February before the pandemic reached the US.

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Mexico's coronavirus death toll has now exceeded that of Spain - an early hot spot.

Mexican authorities announced 741 further deaths on Wednesday, pushing the national tally to 28,510, more than Spain's 28,364.

Mexico now has the sixth highest number of virus-related deaths in the world and it is soon likely to move ahead of France too, as the virus’s spread has slowed in Europe but continues to rise in Latin America.

However, Mexico is lower down the table for registered cases (10th in the world, with a total of 231,770), which is believed to reflect the fact it has conducted comparatively fewer tests than some other countries.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been criticised for being slow to impose lockdown measures and being quick to lift them. A gradual easing of restrictions began last month.

The president has insisted the economy needs protecting, particularly for the sake of the working classes.

The Prime Minister will give a press conference on Friday evening ahead of an easing of England's coronavirus lockdown on Saturday, when pubs and restaurants will reopen.

Boris Johnson has previously said that he wanted people to be able to go out and enjoy themselves but that everybody needed to be careful, stay alert and to follow the guidance and to make sure that they don't "overdo it".

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been leading the Scottish government's briefing today to update people on changes to coronavirus lockdown measures there.

The UK's nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are altering their restrictions at different rates.

Here's a quick roundup of what we learned from the First Minister's press conference:

• Sturgeon said one person who tested positive for the virus has died, taking total deaths in Scotland to 2,487. She confirms 8,264 people have now tested positive for Covid-19, an increase of five from yesterday

• Wearing face coverings will become mandatory in shops in Scotland from July 10
• The two-metre social-distancing guidance will be retained in Scotland but exceptions will be allowed for some sectors, including hospitality, from the end of next week
• Physical distancing outside is lifted for children aged 11 and under, while those aged 12-17 will need to still follow the 2m guideline but the limit on the number of times they can meet up to eight friends outside has been lifted
• From Friday, the five-mile travel restriction for leisure will be lifted. But people in the areas Annan, Gretna, Dumfries, Lockerbie, Langholm and Canonbie are urged to abide by the five-mile restriction after a rise in cases

Jack Goodman
BBC Reality Check

President Donald Trump has said he is "all for masks" after Republican politicians urged him to set a good example to his supporters by wearing one.

There is growing concern about those Americans who refuse to wear masks as more parts of the country introduce rules making them compulsory.

Opposition often includes claims that face masks are actually dangerous to the wearer.

We have looked into those fears, and found that correctly-worn masks made of breathable material are safe.

The World Health Organisation says: "The prolonged use of medical masks when properly worn, does not cause CO2 intoxication nor oxygen deficiency."

Read more about the misinformation circulating on the wearing of face masks from Reality Check here.

Kerry Allen
BBC Monitoring, Chinese Media Analyst

Many of us (myself included) have missed being able to get on a plane in recent months.

But for people in Taiwan, a solution has been provided - with some lucky people enjoying a "fake flight" experience at one of the island’s airports!

The experience, being hosted at the Taipei Songshan Airport, allows people to check in, go through passport control and board an Airbus A330… but go absolutely nowhere.

NOWNews says that more than 10,000 people applied to take part, and that the airport selected winners at random. There are 30 winners each day - the event is also being hosted this coming Saturday and Tuesday - and each winner can bring one friend.

Thursday’s event was streamed on the airport's Facebook page.

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Many in Taiwan have been starved for travel as locals have been urged since March to only travel abroad for emergencies.

All foreign visitors were barred from entering Taiwan on 16 March, but tourism flights have begun resuming this week - Taiwan News says travellers were able to arrive on the first inbound flight from Hong Kong and Macau on 30 June.

Local authorities in the state of New York are turning to subpoenas - orders to hand-over evidence or testify - after a number of people who tested positive for coronavirus refused to co-operate with contact tracers.

Health officials in Rockland county are investigating a cluster of cases linked to a party held on 13 June, but say that eight people who tested positive are not speaking voluntarily with contact tracers.

Rockland's health commissioner, Patricia Rupert, says that the host of the party knew they had symptoms but decided to hold the event anyway, The Hill.

People who fail to comply with the subpoenas will be fined $2,000 (£1,600) per day, she added.

New York has been the state hardest hit by coronavirus so far, with more than 32,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University

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A total of 1,730 jobs will be cut at two of aerospace giant Airbus's UK factories, the company has confirmed.

It is part of plans to axe 15,000 jobs worldwide in response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Llyr Gruffydd, North Wales Member of the Senedd, said it was "gut-wrenching" that 1,435 jobs were being cut in Broughton, Flintshire. The factory makes wings for the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger plane.

A further 295 jobs will go at a site in Filton, Bristol, which is responsible for wing assembly and equipping the Airbus A400M, a military transport plane. Previously, the company said the jobs would go by summer 2021.

Airbus hopes the majority will come via voluntary redundancies or staff retiring early. Some 134,000 people work for Airbus worldwide, with about 10% of them in the UK.

Between 18 June and 24 June, England's NHS Test and Trace system received 6,183 referrals of people who tested positive for Covid-19 and reached 75% of them to ask for their contacts, the Department of Health and Social Care said.

In total, they identified 23,028 contacts. Of these, 73% were reached by tracers and asked to self-isolate.

That compares with 85% of contacts who were reached in the first week of the test and trace system's operation.

Shruti Menon
BBC Reality Check

The Indian government has been providing free food to the country's poorest people over the last few months, following the imposition of a strict nationwide lockdown in March.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said more than 800 million people received extra supplies during April, May and June, and claimed that an extra 5kg rice or wheat had been given to these people in each of those months.

But official data released this week shows the amount distributed was much lower.

Some 807 million people were entitled to these rations, but data for the government scheme shows that the number of beneficiaries in each of the last three months was below that, external: 740 million in April, 730 million in May and only 568 million in June.

The government in Delhi appears to be blaming problems at the state level for the shortfall. The Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said some states were not distributing the extra food and that this was a matter of concern.

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This is not the only scheme falling short. Another food programme, launched in May, was meant to support 80 million migrant workers who did not have official documents, entitling them to free food.

However, only 13% of the food set aside for the scheme has been distributed so far, according to Indian media reports.Tens of thousands of migrant workers were badly hit by the lockdown, which left them without any means of support.