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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's latest coronavirus test was positive, he said in an interview on TV.

Bolsonaro, who has been dismissive of the risks posed by the virus, revealed on 7 July that he had Covid-19.

He said that he had initially had a high temperature and muscle pains but that he quickly began to feel better after taking the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine.

He acknowledged on Wednesday that there was no scientific proof for the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquin but insisted that "it worked for me".

Read more about hydroxycholoroquine here.

Brazil has the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world after the US and is expected to reach two million cases within the next days.

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BBC Radio 4’s Today programme has been hearing from people who fell through the cracks of the UK government’s financial schemes to help people during the pandemic.

Hannah Mitchell, who lives in the Lake District, had worked for the same youth hostel for two years. But she worked seasonal contracts from March to November so now that she’s lost her job, she is not eligible for furlough pay. Hannah’s been relying on universal credit to get by – “which is a very small amount”.

Gian Piero was made redundant from his consultancy job in March and has since applied for between 10 and 15 jobs every morning.

“I’ve got good days and bad days. Some days you just feel like packing up your bags and leaving the country.”

Dominic Ryan from Liverpool has only just found a job after being made redundant in March. He says he was not eligible for universal credit because of what his partner earns.

The 31-year-old says after hearing about extra financial support for 16 to 24-year-olds, he feels his generation has been “brushed aside”.

Responding to the stories, Business Secretary Alok Sharma said he had “enormous sympathy” for those who have lost their jobs.

He said the government had put in more money to universal credit, boosted the number of people working in job centres to help people find work, and provided support through the furlough and self-employment schemes.

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A memorial service in Spain has honoured the country's 28,400 victims of coronavirus, as well as people who continue the fight against the pandemic.

EU heads of state joined King Felipe, Spanish politicians and health workers for the ceremony.

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England cricketer Jofra Archer has been excluded from the second Test against West Indies after breaching bio-secure protocols.

All of England's matches this summer are being played behind closed doors and in a bio-secure environment.

Archer, 25, was confirmed in England's squad as late as Wednesday afternoon and not been replaced in the 13-man squad.

It's not been confirmed what the fast bowler has done to breach the rules. But he apologised and said "I feel like I have let both teams down".

Archer will now have to isolate for five days, during which time he will take two coronavirus tests, both of which must return negative results before he can return to the England squad.

Read the full story here.

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On Wednesday we reported on positive signs about the viability of a coronavirus vaccine, produced by US pharmaceutical company Moderna.

Following that news, the country's leading expert on infectious diseases has predicted the US should have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.

"I feel good about the projected timetable," Dr. Anthony Fauci told Reuters news agency.

He said he was not "worried" about the idea of China getting there first.

"I think everybody's sort of on the same track," he said. "They're not going to get it particularly sooner than we get it. That's for sure."

Like other scientists, he said many questions remain about coronavirus including how long an immune response provoked by a vaccine would last.

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Spain has lost more than 28,400 people to the pandemic so far.

King Felipe on Thursday gathered with EU heads, Spanish politicians and the families of victims to honour all those who have died, as well as those who continue to work against the virus.

About 400 participants came to the Royal Palace in Madrid and sat in socially distanced chairs in concentric circles around a flame. People wore black face masks and placed flowers around the fire.

Hernando Maria Calleja, brother of the journalist Jose Maria Calleja who died of Covid-19, told the audience that the virus was a "cruel, destructive, cold killer".

"I believe that my pain resembles the pain of each and every one of the relatives of the victims."

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New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal 649,000 employees were removed from payrolls between March and June.

This is a more timely - and at present more useful - measure than the usual headline unemployment rate, which registered a fall of 17,000 unemployed people in the three months to May (with the unemployment rate unchanged at 3.9%).

The figure is a reflection of how furlough schemes have propped up jobs, and the way this count defines unemployment.

Three other key ONS numbers, external that economists point to as evidence of the upheaval in the jobs market are:

• A record drop in hours worked of 16.7% compared with last May
• A fall in earnings growth to -0.3% in the year to May
• The lowest level of vacancies in June since 2001

There was also a record fall in self-employment of 178,000 between March and May.

But the number of benefit claimants also actually fell slightly to 2.6 million in June.

These include those on low pay who are now eligible for benefits as well as unemployed and the fall may reflect people going on to furlough and on self-employment support schemes.

The large layoffs many employers have had to announce, as the support schemes wind down, will be reflected in coming months.

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After shrinking by nearly 7% in the first three months of the year, the Chinese economy grew by more than 3% as the economy emerged from the lockdown.

All the stimulus measures announced by the authorities seem to be working, with factories getting busier, which was evident in growth in the industrial production data.

But one sector that hasn't recovered as quickly as they had hoped is retail sales.

They still fell in the second quarter, which means getting people to spend money again will remain a challenge.

And just as the economy starts to recover, tensions with the US are flaring up, especially over Hong Kong.

That's why some economists are reluctant to call it a V-shaped recovery just yet.

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Spain honours outbreak victims while Swiss scientists warn of the risks for pregnant women. Here’s the latest from Europe

• In Spain King Felipe is leading a tribute to the victims of the pandemic and those who worked to tackle it. Spanish politicians and EU officials are attending the event at the Royal Palace in Madrid. Spain is one of the hardest-hit European countries
• An outbreak across the country in Catalonia meanwhile is threatening to overwhelm stretched health workers. The city of Lleida is under a stay at home order, and hundreds of new cases are being reported daily across the region. “We are on the verge of collapse,” the head of ambulance services at a Barcelona hospital told El Pais
• Switzerland’s Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics changed its guidance on Wednesday, saying pregnant women should be considered a risk group. Pregnant women are estimated to be three to five times more likely to suffer severe symptoms, Swiss media report
• Greece is considering tougher measures – including mandatory face mask use in shops – after a recent jump in confirmed cases. It comes as the first flights from the UK began arriving on Wednesday.

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The way the UK reports unemployment may not reflect the "true scale of joblessness", a think tank says.

In the last hour, the Office for National Statistics released figures showing the number of workers on UK payrolls fell 650,000 during the coronavirus lockdown.

The ONS reports that unemployment rose by 34,000 in April to reach 1.3 million.

But the Resolution Foundation argues that the 23% drop in average hours worked between early March and late April is a better indicator of unemployment.

Earlier this week the government's budgetary watchdog projected that unemployment could reach four million, external people, if the UK's economic recovery is poor.

If the postponed Tokyo Olympics do not go ahead next year due to the virus then the 2022 Beijing Winter Games is also unlikely to go ahead, International Olympic Committee Member Dick Pound said.

“Taking the political side out of it for the moment say there is a Covid problem in July and August next year in Tokyo, it is hard to imagine there is not going to be a knock-on effect in the same area five months later,” Pound told Reuters in a phone interview.

The Tokyo Summer Games are now set to be held in July - August 2021, while the Beijing Winter Games are scheduled for Feb 2022.

However, the IOC said earlier that it was "fully committed" to the Tokyo Games and had "multiple scenarios" prepared for them to take place safely.

Read more on the IOC's plans for Tokyo here.

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Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic. Maybe you even have a friend or relative who’s brought one up in conversation.

How can you talk to them without starting an argument – or sending them further down the rabbit hole?

The BBC's specialist disinformation reporter Marianna Spring brought together a dad who got in touch with her about a coronavirus conspiracy theory and an expert in the field.

They discussed fact and fiction, and demonstrated some tips on how to talk about conspiracy theories.

The number of workers on UK payrolls fell 650,000 between March and June, official figures indicate.

The number of people claiming work-related benefits - including the unemployed - was 2.6 million.

However, the increase was not as big as many feared, because large numbers of firms have put employees on the government-backed furlough scheme.

Economists say the full effect on employment will not be felt until the scheme ends in October.

Read our breaking news coverage here.

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Personal finance reporter

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Lynn and Martin Fox remortgaged their home to pay for a holiday of a lifetime with their two children in Florida, only for coronavirus and bad luck to ruin their plans.

The couple finished paying for the £6,700 holiday in January, but Lynn, 42, then lost her cabin crew job at Flybe when the airline collapsed in March.

Weeks later, as the virus lockdown took hold, work dried up for Martin, a pipe fitter. Then the holiday, planned for late April, was cancelled.

"We thought the refund would be money in the bank, but then panic started to set in," Lynn said.

It was only after a consumer group got involved that they were promised their money back.

Read the full story here - and check out our explainer on travel insurance and your travel rights.

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BBC News, Delhi

Daily infections are growing quickly in India - nearly five days this week have seen the highest case numbers yet, ranging between 27,000 and 29,000 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The western state of Maharashtra, the worst-hit in India, saw around 8,000 new cases on Wednesday, external, taking its total tally to beyond 275,000, reported local media. The state has also confirmed more than 10,000 deaths so far. Its capital, Mumbai, is the worst affected with nearly 100,000 infections.

Meanwhile, infections are also rapidly picking up in the southern state of Karnataka, external. More than 3,000 people tested positive in the last 24 hours - a record spike for the state. Its capital city, Bangalore - known as India's Silicon Valley - went into lockdown earlier this week to stave off rising numbers. With nearly 50,000 cases, the state now has the fourth highest caseload in the country.

India has the third-highest caseload in the world after the US and Brazil with more than 900,000 confirmed cases and 24,309 deaths.

For those of you just waking up and joining us, here are the key virus-related UK stories this morning:

• UK banks want businesses to be able to pay back government loans, which were introduced to help firms through the pandemic, in a way similar to student loans - where money is repaid only by those who can afford it. Banks warn 800,000 firms could go bust in the next year without this recovery plan
• Meanwhile, unemployment rose by 34,000 in April to reach 1.3 million, according to the Office for National Statistics - but there are warnings the figures do not paint the full picture
• As the virus puts huge strain on the jobs market, our video has expert advice on finding work
• Reports of child abuse images online increased by almost 50% during lockdown, according to new figures
• And Oxford University scientists are among those calling for volunteers to be exposed to coronavirus after receiving a vaccine, to see if it offers protection. They say it would help to speed up vaccine development

Can you become reinfected with coronavirus if you've already had it?

BBC Health reporter Rachel Schraer takes a look at what we know so far about immunity and Covid-19.

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South Korea on Thursday reported 61 new cases - a sharp rise from 39 infections a day earlier.

The country's health authorities said 47 infections were imported from overseas, including 20 cases confirmed among a group of South Korean construction workers who had returned from Iraq.

The authorities warned that the number of imported cases coming from Iraq could increase further as more workers were set to return home, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

Also in China, we've just heard from state media that some cinemas could start to reopen as early as 20 July.

All cinemas in the country have been closed since January.

The nearly six months of closure have meant major financial distress for thousands of them with many predicted to go bust.

But only those in low-risk areas will be allowed to reopen for now.

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But there's some more positive economic news from China today.

As the earliest epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, China's economy was hit hard by the impact of lockdowns.

But after a record slump in the first three months of the year it's avoided recession.

The world's second largest economy grew by a better-than-expected 3.2% in the second quarter.

The numbers are being closely watched around the world as countries see sharp slowdowns in the wake of their own measures to slow the spread of Covid-19.

Read more here