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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has given a lecture in London warning that Covid-19 is an "X-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built”.

He has called on world powers to work together towards a “new social contract” - and recognise that the fight against coronavirus isn’t over until all countries are free from it.

"We will not be safe in relation to the pandemic if everybody is not safe," he told the BBC earlier. If a successful vaccine was produced, he said it was essential it was made available to "everybody, everywhere" around the world.

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In just over two weeks, the UK government is offering a 50% discount on meals out to help revive the pub, restaurant and cafe trade.

The offer, up to a maximum of £10 off per person, runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3 August until 31 August.

But how do you take advantage of the deal? You can find all the details – including where to find which places are participating once the details are published next week – in our guide here.

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The region of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain is seeing a sudden spike in cases. On Friday, four million people in Barcelona were asked to stay at home except for necessary trips.

Now, the region's health department says it has recorded another 1,226 cases over the last 24 hours.

Of those cases, 133 were in the Segrià region, 349 in the city of Barcelona, and 894 in the entire metropolitan area.

Earlier this month, Segrià, an agricultural area west of Barcelona with a population of 210,000 ,was put back under lockdown restrictions with people told they could not leave or enter.

The total number of cases in Catalonia since the pandemic began is now 81,932.

France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex said he was watching the situation in Spain very closely after being questioned on whether the borders could be closed again.

It’s been running for 19 years but this year’s Paris Plages event is set to look a little different with masks recommended and no beach volleyball.

Usually, parts of the Seine are transformed into artificial beaches with lots of activities taking place.

However in a bid to avoid the spread of the virus, there will be no sand this year and individual sports such as Tai Chi will be on offer instead, according to Le Parisien.

Pétanque will be available but the balls will have to be disinfected after each use.

Mayor of Paris Anne Hildalgo has given a preview on her twitter page.

Paris Plages begins today and will last until 30 August.

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Hundreds of teachers in the state of Arizona are protesting to demand that the beginning of face-to-face classes is pushed back until at least October.

Teachers wrote slogans on their cars such as “remote learning won’t kill us but Covid can” and drove around cities.

Arizona is one of the states that has seen a rise in cases in recent weeks. Latest data from Arizona’s Department of Public Health said hospitals’ intensive care capacity stood at 90% this week.

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One teacher, who told Reuters her name was Brosius, said: “We don’t want any children to get this from us because, as a teacher, I don’t want to go to any of their funerals.”

She added that she was not prepared to send her own three children back to school.

Another motor march is planned for 22 July when protesters plan to drive around the state capitol and governor’s office.

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A further 13 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals to 29,173.

Patients were aged between 49 and 96 years old and all had known underlying health conditions, NHS England said.

Scotland and Wales both reported no new deaths. Northern Ireland has not yet published its new figures.

Separate UK-wide figures - which are calculated differently - are expected to be released later.

The Visual and Data Journalism Team

Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with more than 14 million confirmed cases in 188 countries. More than 600,000 people have lost their lives.

The series of charts below track the global spread of the virus.

And you can read more here.

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Officials said yesterday that they were pausing publication of the coronavirus death statistics after Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered an urgent review into how they were calculated.

But Public Health England has just confirmed that the public will still be able to find out the daily numbers, just as before.

It says it will continue to update the coronavirus dashboard, external with the latest figures on the number of confirmed cases and the newly recorded deaths each day.

The Department for Health and Social Care will no longer link to the dashboard in social media posts when it is updated each day. And a page on the DHSC's website which used to carry the latest data now says "not available".

The review was prompted by confirmation that PHE may have included the deaths of people who died months after a positive Covid-19 test as coronavirus deaths. Other countries' statistics only include people who have died 28 days after a positive test.

Gavin Lee
BBC Europe reporter

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The mood in the room is said to have improved significantly today from the “crusty, tired and irritable“ atmosphere last night.

That’s according to the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, who told reporters that he felt lonely with other leaders keener for compromise.

The rest walked out at midnight, masks on, without talking to the press.

The main issue is the plan to raise €500bn (£455bn, $571bn) to then be given out as grants for countries worst affected by Covid-19, such as Italy and Spain.

The Dutch want strict conditions attached, including the right for one country to veto a request for cash from another member state.

The Bulgarian prime minister Bokyo Borissov is said to have called Mark Rutte “the policeman of Europe”.

This afternoon a new plan is on the table, a proposal to reduce the total grants to €450bn (£409bn, $514bn) and allow countries to come forward if they have objections… but ruling out a veto.

The Dutch have described this as a serious step in the right direction.

One EU source said she expects leaders to go through plenty more “face masks and hand gel, if there’s to be any white smoke”.

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As Scotland enjoys its first weekend of indoor drinking in pubs since March, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a plea: "Let's not drop our guard now."

She said the nation's "collective sacrifices" have helped to get the virus under control and urged the public to "keep it up".

Scotland has only recorded one death from coronavirus in the last 10 days, and yesterday only 17 new cases were recorded.

Pubs opened their beer gardens last weekend, but this is the first time they have been able to welcome customers inside since lockdown began.

Anti-virus precautions must be in place and customers are asked to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing.

Frankfurt has a population of 750,000 but is averaging just five to six new cases of coronavirus a day.

BBC Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill takes a look at how that might be happening.

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The governor of California has announced executive orders that will prohibit the majority of the state’s schools from holding in-person classes in autumn due to the pandemic.

When they do open, Gavin Newsom said, students and teachers will be required to wear masks and follow other safety measures.

Political battles are taking place across the US over whether schools should open again in August and September.

President Donald Trump has threatened to cut funding to schools that refuse to open their doors.

Meanwhile, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway refused to say on Friday whether Trump’s 14-year-old son, Barron, will return to school in Maryland in autumn.

“That’s a personal decision,” she told reporters. “I don’t know what Barron’s school has decided and I certainly do not know what the first couple has decided with respect to their teenage son who I believe is entering high school this year.”

The US is suffering a major surge in new cases of the coronavirus, with south-western states worst affected. Texas has just recorded its largest number of deaths from Covid-19 in a single day since the start of the pandemic - 174.

We've been reporting in the past few hours about Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being admitted to hospital with her daughter, days after contracting Covid-19.

Their cases are part of a surge in infections across India, which has today recorded another 34,884 infections in the past 24 hours. In that one-day period alone, 671 deaths have been reported that are linked to coronavirus. This graphic shows how India is faring in comparison with other countries seeing a surge in infections.

A number of states have placed high-risk areas under lockdown - including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.

As far as the Bachchan family are concerned, the PTI news agency reports that they are all responding well to treatment. As well as Aishwarya and her daughter being in hospital, the actress's husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan are also being treated.

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Grant Shapps has become the first senior politician in the UK government to declare he is taking a summer holiday abroad this year.

The transport secretary told the BBC he and his wife, Belinda, had decided to take advantage of the relaxation of Foreign Office guidance on non-essential overseas travel.

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Here are the latest headlines from around the world:

• US President Trump has said he will not mandate the use of masks. Speaking to Fox News, he said “I want people to have a certain freedom” - top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci says "we should be using them, everyone"
• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said 25 million Iranians have already been infected by coronavirus and warned another 35 million are at risk, citing a study by the health ministry
• EU leaders are discussing a compromise deal on a €750bn Covid recovery fund - it would mean a lower amount in direct cash grants and the Dutch say it's a "serious step in the right direction"
• Belgium has recorded 261 cases in the past 24 hours - that's an increase of 46% on the daily average during the previous week
• Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been admitted to hospital, along with her daughter, after they both tested positive for the virus earlier this week
• United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has strongly criticised the world’s biggest powers for failing to work together to tackle the coronavirus crisis

David Sillito
Media and Arts correspondent

You've heard of songs being catchy before - but never like this...

It is a strange sight. The room is a particle-free operating theatre, filled with computers and hi-tech sensors. Everyone is wearing medical scrubs, masks and protective equipment and in the middle is a man playing Happy Birthday on a trombone.

These are the scientists and musicians trying to work out how dangerous it is to allow singing and playing instruments in public in terms of the spread of coronavirus.

Read more.

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Panama’s civil aviation authority is extending its suspension of international flights by a month due to the virus.

The extension will begin from 22 July according to the civil aviation authority.

Flights were initially suspended in March.

Panama has reported 51,408 total cases and 1,038 deaths.

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Hello to those of you who are joining us this lunchtime in the UK. Here's a recap of some of the biggest UK coronavirus stories.

• It is possible to deliver a return to "normality" by Christmas, but it depends on how people respond and how "alert" they are, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says. His comments come after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he hoped lockdown restrictions could be reviewed in November - and possibly dropped by Christmas. But a government scientific adviser has warned a return to pre-lockdown life remains "a long way off"
• Councils in England have been given new powers to close shops, cancel events and shut outdoor public spaces to manage local outbreaks of coronavirus. The PM said the move would enable local authorities to respond more quickly to outbreaks "where speed is paramount"
• Holidaymakers who were given refund credit notes, rather than cash, for their cancelled package holiday are being reassured their money is safe. The authorities have now offered assurances these refund promises are guaranteed, even if the travel company which provided them goes bust
• More than 140 prisoners have been housed in hotels and B&Bs after being released during the Covid-19 lockdown. They include six offenders who have been freed from their sentences early to relieve overcrowding and reduce the risk of infection in jails

Australian clothing company Lorna Jane has been fined more than $39,000 (£21,703, $27,276) for alleged unlawful advertising in relation to the coronavirus.

It had advertised “anti-virus activewear” that prevents against infectious diseases.

Lorna Jane said its products contained LJ Shield, a “chemical-free treatment that when applied to activewear, protects wearers against viruses and bacteria”.

Professor John Skerritt, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health, said: "This kind of advertising could have detrimental consequences for the Australian community, creating a false sense of security and leading people to be less vigilant about hygiene and social distancing."

A spokesperson for Lorna Jane said that they had not intended to mislead anyone.

“We are not trying to profiteer in any way on the fear around Covid-19 because we were developing this and working with our partners on this before the outbreak, external,” they said in a statement.

"Our testing shows that LJ Shield is an important part of stopping the spread of both bacteria and viral infections and should be used in combination with other precautionary measures such as face masks and thorough and frequent hand washing."

Simon Jack
BBC Business Editor

The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge, with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year, the president of Microsoft has said.

Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to their old one, as the digitisation of economies races ahead.

You can watch Smith below and read more here.