Summary

  • England's schools will return full time and at full capacity in September

  • Classes or whole year groups will be kept apart in separate "bubbles"

  • Going to school will be mandatory, with possible fines for non-attendance

  • Mobile testing units may be sent to schools if they have an outbreak

  • Leaky lockdowns fuelled the coronavirus in the US, says the country's top expert in infectious diseases

  • Dr Anthony Fauci tells the BBC the US risks an even greater outbreak if surge in cases is not controlled

  • President Donald Trump changes tack and says he would wear a mask "in a tight situation"

  • In the UK, around 75 countries are expected to be exempt from travel quarantine rules

  • Globally there are 10.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 515,500 deaths

Live Reporting

Edited by Marie Jackson

  1. US cases reach new one-day high

    We start today with the news that the US has reached a new record for the number of new cases in one day - 52,982. That's according to Johns Hopkins University in the US, the institution that has been widely relied on to track global virus data.

    It says the total US cases now reach 2,682,270. There have been 128,028 deaths, that's more than twice the number of deaths recorded in Brazil, which comes second.

    Infections are not slowing down in the US - earlier this week, the top US health official Dr Anthony Fauci warned the country could soon see 100,000 cases a day.

    The continuing outbreak is causing some states to roll back their plans to reopen after lockdowns, despite the severe economic damage.

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  2. Welcome to our live coverage

    Hello and welcome to today’s coverage of the global pandemic. The world has reached more than 10.5 million cases of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes the disease Covid-19. More than half a million lives have been lost and the economic impact has been unprecedented.

    Many countries are still struggling to get their outbreak under control, while others have won the battle but now have to decide when they can open up their borders again to the wider world.

    Throughout the day we’ll bring you all the latest news and developments, as well as analysis from our colleagues and other experts. We’ll also be looking for the positive stories of recovery, scientific breakthroughs and people helping each other out.