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Babak Khosrowshahi was taken to hospital with coronavirus at 04:00 on 22 March. The 61-year-old was finally discharged 86 days later. Here is an extract from his tale of survival:

"It was a Friday, Friday the 13th actually. My partner was coming to see me and I had this feeling that something wasn't quite right.

"I was inherently trying to keep away from her because Covid was on my mind.

"I found an old thermometer and took my temperature. It was 38.5C. I saw that and thought 'this is happening and it's something serious'.

"At the hospital I was put in a side room and a nurse served me food - it was chicken - and I was struggling to eat it.

"That's all I remember. That room, that last meal. Three-and-a-half weeks later, I woke up in intensive care."

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An inquiry in Australia is looking into how security breaches may have undermined the Covid-19 hotel quarantine programme in the state of Victoria.

The investigation is to determine how infected passengers returning from overseas could have spread the disease, despite being required to be in mandatory isolation.

The inquiry's first public hearing, held on Monday, comes as the state grapples with a fresh wave of the virus, with hundreds of new infections reported every day in recent weeks.

Victoria has extended its state of emergency measures and put the state capital, Melbourne, back into partial lockdown to try to contain the spread. Cases are also rising in neighbouring New South Wales.

The inquiry was called last month , externalafter genomic sequencing linked recent outbreaks in the state to breaches in the state-run system in late May and early June, ABC reports.

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Health and science correspondent, BBC News

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The UK government has signed deals for 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines that are being developed.

The vaccines are being researched by an alliance between the pharmaceutical companies BioNtech and Pfizer as well as the firm Valneva.

The new deal is on top of 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca.

However, it is still uncertain which of the experimental vaccines may work.

A vaccine is widely seen as the best chance of getting our lives back to normal.

Research is taking place at an unprecedented scale - the world became aware of coronavirus at the beginning of the year, but already more than 20 vaccines are in clinical trials.

Some can provoke an immune response, but none have yet be proven to protect against infection.

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Scientists from King's College in London say they have found there are six distinct types of the disease, characterised by a specific cluster of symptoms. Their study was based on data from a Covid-19 symptom-tracking app.

The team found the six types corresponded to how severe the infection might be, and how likely a patient might be to need help with breathing.

1. 'Flu-like' with no fever: Headache, loss of smell, muscle pains, cough, sore throat, chest pain, no fever
2. 'Flu-like' with fever: Headache, loss of smell, cough, sore throat, hoarseness, fever, loss of appetite
3. Gastrointestinal: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, sore throat, chest pain, no cough
4. Severe level one, fatigue: Headache, loss of smell, cough, fever, hoarseness, chest pain, fatigue
5. Severe level two, confusion: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain
6. Severe level three, abdominal and respiratory: Headache, loss of smell, loss of appetite, cough, fever, hoarseness, sore throat, chest pain, fatigue, confusion, muscle pain, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, abdominal pain

The study was released online at the end of last week, external, but has not been peer-reviewed by independent scientists.

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Chief Environment correspondent

The preliminary results of a clinical trial suggests a new treatment for Covid-19 dramatically reduces the number of patients needing intensive care, according to the UK company that developed it.

The treatment from Southampton-based biotech firm Synairgen uses a protein called interferon beta, which the body produces when it gets a viral infection.

The protein is inhaled directly into the lungs of patients with coronavirus, using a nebuliser, with the aim of stimulating an immune response.

The initial findings suggest the treatment can cut the odds of a Covid-19 patient in hospital developing severe disease - such as requiring ventilation - by 79%.

Paul Lynch
BBC Shared Data Unit

More than one in six young people are now claiming out-of-work benefits in some parts of the UK, BBC analysis of official figures suggests.

The number of people aged 18-24 claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance doubled in the UK in the last three months.

Parts of Liverpool and Blackpool have been worst hit, with closures of pubs, cafes and restaurants all contributing.

Earlier this month, the government announced a "kickstart scheme" to pay for six-month work placements for 16 to 24-year-olds on Universal Credit.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the plan was aimed at preventing an entire generation being "left behind".

Good morning. If you are just joining us, here's a taste of what happening in the UK:

• The government has signed deals for 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccines being developed by foreign companies. The agreements, with a German-US partnership and a French producer, are in addition to a pledge for 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine currently undergoing clinical trials
• Privacy campaigners say England's test and trace programme has broken a key data protection law
• Health officials are investigating an outbreak of coronavirus at an NHS test and trace call centre in North Lanarkshire amid claims at least seven staff have tested positive
• Key workers in Wales say they are struggling to find childcare for their children as school hubs shut for the summer holidays while playgrounds, community centres and outdoor gyms reopen
• A court case will consider whether hundreds of UK firms were wrongly denied insurance payouts for damage caused by the pandemic.The ruling could affect up to 370,000 firms

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Japan has just got a fresh indicator of how badly measures to slow the spread of coronavirus have hit its economy.

New figures show the country’s exports plummeted by 26.2% in June, the fourth month in a row to see a double-digit decline.

Japanese goods heading to America were hit particularly hard, plunging by 46.6%.

That’s as US-bound shipments of cars, car parts and plane engines fell by more than 50%.

The world’s third largest economy is now facing its worst recession since the end of World War Two.

Reality Check

South Asia has about a quarter of the world's population, but only 11% of total recorded infections are from this region.

"Total number of cases per million in India and the rest of South Asia are low, but so is the number of tests per million," virologist Dr Shahid Jameel told the BBC.

He says that while total numbers of tests in these countries seem high, when you compare it with the population size, the numbers have been "sub-optimal".

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India has now crossed the million mark and has the third largest number of coronavirus cases in the world after the US and Brazil.

Its smaller neighbours have also been hit hard by the virus.

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Here's what's happening in Europe on Monday morning.

• An extended EU summit discussing a huge coronavirus recovery fund has broken up after a night of talks and will resume later on Monday. The negotiations are now into their fourth day, with EU leaders so far unable to reach a deal. The wealthier states want to limit the overall size of the fund and would like to see it mainly consist of repayable loans, rather than grants
• Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region has again recorded a daily Covid-19 infection figure of more than 1,000, as residents endure new restrictions
• A German abattoir will continue work on Monday despite a coronavirus outbreak among its staff, officials have said. Some 66 of the 1,200 workers at a chicken slaughterhouse in Lohne, northern Germany, tested positive for coronavirus during routine checks, local officials said, as reported by Reuters. There have been a number of outbreaks at several German slaughterhouses which have put the spotlight on working practices in the meatpacking industry
• In France, masks are now compulsory in public indoor spaces from Monday. They were already required on public transport

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India recorded more than 40,000 infections on Sunday, the highest number of daily cases yet. Local media reported that the past week was the "deadliest" with more than 230,000 cases confirmed.

The country crossed the one million infections last week, making it the third country - after the US and Brazil - to do so.

With cases doubling every 20 days, India is now a global hotspot. Yet it's not all bad news - the mortality rate has reportedly dipped below 2.5% for the first time, external, according to Indian media quoting government data.

This puts it below the global average, and gives India "one of the lowest fatality rates in the world,", external the health ministry said.

Meanwhile, active cases are dropping in the national capital, Delhi, which a few weeks ago had dominated headlines for rising cases.

As of Monday, the city has around 16,000 active cases - approximately 13% of the more than 100,000 infections confirmed so far, reported The Indian Express newspaper.

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China's cinemas are reopening after being closed for six months to help slow the spread of the coronavirus - cinemas in "low-risk" areas can open their doors again starting this Monday.

As most of the country is now classified as low risk it is expected to be essentially a nationwide reopening.

Cinemas will be subject to a strict set of rules, including screenings being limited to 30% capacity and the number of movies shown at a venue capped at 50% of its previous volume.

Customers' temperatures will be taken, and masks will have to be worn at all times by both cinema goers and staff.

China, which was the first epicentre of the pandemic, is the world's second largest market for movies, with the country's box offices taking in $9.2bn (£7.4bn) in 2019.

But that figure is, unsurprisingly, expected to fall sharply due to cinema closures and domestic and Hollywood film releases being cancelled or moved online.

US President Donald Trump has said in an interview that the US has had the lowest mortality rate during the pandemic, a claim that is not true.

The country's more than 140,000 deaths linked to Covid-19 put it among the top 10 highest mortality rates, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University, external.

Trump made the statements in a contentious interview on Fox News, where he also claimed that his country was "the envy of the world" on testing.

Over the past day, the US recorded almost 64,000 new infections. It now has 3,768,056 confirmed cases, by far the highest number worldwide.

The city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, found itself in the global spotlight when the city's health services began to collapse under the weight of Covid-19 deaths. Hospitals, morgues and cemeteries became overwhelmed.

The bodies of many victims of coronavirus were left uncollected, with people burying loved ones in back gardens or leaving coffins on the streets. Eventually they were picked up by the authorities - but some are still missing.

Journalist Blanca Moncada has been documenting the crisis and wants answers for families who are still looking for the bodies of their loved ones.

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The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has recorded its two biggest days of new infections since April.

While neighbouring Victoria has almost 3,000 active cases, NSW has remained relatively virus-free in recent months. But concerns in Australia’s most populous state are growing due to several infection clusters. NSW has confirmed 38 new infections in the past 48 hours.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Monday’s additions were all from "known sources", but cautioned that NSW was at a "critical point".

Like the rest of Australia, NSW has already closed its borders to Victoria - which has seen a month-long outbreak in the state capital, Melbourne.

Victorian officials have warned the surge there could take weeks to subside despite a new lockdown and, for the first time in Australia, an order to wear masks.

Australia has recorded more than 11,000 cases and 123 deaths.

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EU leaders are still trying to hammer out a huge post-coronavirus economic recovery plan after an unscheduled third day of a testy summit in Brussels.

Member states are split between those hit hardest by the outbreak, and those concerned about the costs of the recovery plan.

Germany's Angela Merkel had already warned a deal might not be reached on Sunday.

Some member states believe the proposed €750bn ($857bn; £680bn) package is too large and should come as loans, rather than grants.

EU leaders first met on Friday in Brussels to discuss the bloc's €1 trillion seven-year budget and the planned stimulus package to help countries recover the pandemic.

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Officials in Hong Kong have warned the pandemic is out of control in the territory and are stepping up measures to fight the surge.

On Sunday, 108 new infections were recorded, taking the total to almost 1,900 cases.

"I think the situation is really critical and there is no sign the situation is being brought under control," Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said.

She announced new measures, including plans to make it mandatory to wear masks in public indoor venues and a new order for non-essential civil servants to work for home.

With daily cases on the rise, Hong Kong had already implemented measures last week which shuttered many businesses including bars, gyms and nightclubs, and made masks on public transport mandatory.

Lam said more measures would be announced should the number of daily infections not come down.

Welcome back to our coverage on all things coronavirus. Here are the headlines as the week kicks off in Asia.

• Hong Kong is stepping up its measures against the virus after a record new number of cases were recorded on Sunday
• Authorities have announced a raft of new measures including the mandatory wearing of face masks in indoor public spaces

• Health officials in Australia have warned the surge in Melbourne could take weeks to subside despite a new lockdown and orders to wear masks
• Leaders in the EU have warned they may not be able to reach an agreement on an economic stimulus package to cushion the fallout from the pandemic
• US President Trump has claimed the United States has one of the lowest mortality rates from the virus, although data suggests the claim is false
• The number of confirmed infections worldwide is now just under 14.5 million while the death toll has risen above 600,000