The US continues to see rising cases across many states. On Monday, California recorded a daily rise of more than 11,800 new infections according to a Reuters tally.

That would make it the highest daily number the state has seen so far and if California was its own country, it would now rank fifth in the world after the US, Brazil, India and Russia.

Meanwhile, President Trump has tweeted a photograph of himself with a face mask - a rare occurrence as he has often refused to be seen wearing one.

In the accompanying text, he says many people believe it is a patriotic duty to wear a mask if they can't socially distance. Health experts in the US have long urged both the public and the president to wear face masks to get the pandemic under control.

The US has more than 3.7 million infections and more than 140,000 deaths have been linked to Covid-19.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has praised the EU's histoic deal, saying "there is no such thing as a perfect world, but we have made progress".

He said the deal followed long and difficult negotiations, during which concessions had to be made to win over member states whose objections blocked the deal.

But the concessions were necessary to deliver a recovery plan big enough to be effective, he added.

"Never before did the EU invest in the future like this," Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Williams said.

The 27 leaders were said to have bumped elbows and made jokes before finally approving the deal.

"An extraordinary situation demands extraordinary efforts," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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The World Health Organization has warned that Africa might be headed for a much larger outbreak than current numbers are suggesting.

"I am very concerned right now that we are beginning to see an acceleration of disease in Africa," WHO's emergencies chief Michael Ryan said.

So far, the continent has managed to avoid becoming a hotspot with around 15,000 deaths and 725,000 confirmed infections.

But a surge in South Africa - the continent's worst-hit country - could be seen as a warning for what might happen to the rest of Africa. There are more than 370,000 cases and 5,000 deaths in the country.

"This isn't just a wake-up call for South Africa," Ryan said. "We need to take what is happening in Africa very, very seriously."

The European Commission will borrow money and pass that money on to member states - either as loans that have to be repaid or as grants. With its triple-A rating, the Commission can borrow money more cheaply than most of the individual member states would be able to.

Much of the quarrelling was over how the overall amount would be split between loans and grants. The wealthier member states wanted more of it as loans while the ones harder hit by the virus, wanted more of it as grants.

In the end, leaders agreed that the Commission will borrow 750bn euros. Of that, it would disburse 390bn in grants and 360bn in cheap loans.

You wouldn't think sailing across the Atlantic alone would be the safest route from Portugal to Argentina.

But that's what Juan Manuel Ballestero did when flights were cancelled and borders shut, at the start of the coronavirus lockdown.

He spoke to the BBC at the end of an 85-day journey.

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The breakthrough followed days of marathon talks in which tempers were often frayed.

Member states were split between those hit hard by the outbreak and keen to revive their economies, and the wealthier members states more concerned about the costs of the recovery plan.

The self-proclaimed frugal four - Sweden, Denmark, Austria and the Netherlands - had opposed allowing €500bn to be offered in the form of grants. The group originally set €375bn as the limit, in addition to wanting conditions such as the right to block requests.

Other members, such as Spain and Italy, did not want to go below €400bn though.

At one point French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly banged his fists on the table, as he told the "frugal four" he thought they were putting the European project in danger.

The EU's landmark deal on the recovery plan for its pandemic-hit economies showsthe bloc can stand together with a common belief in their future, European Council President Charles Michel told reporters on Tuesday morning.

"This agreement sends a concrete signal that Europe is a force for action," he said at a dawn news conference after the difficult summit went through the night into a fifth day.

"It is about a lot more than money. It is about workers and families, their jobs, their health and their well-being. I believe this agreement will be seen as a pivotal moment in Europe's journey, but it will also launch us into the future."

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As we've been reporting this past month, Australia is trying to get on top of an outbreak in Melbourne.

In developments today:

• Another 374 infections were recorded in the state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital and biggest concern
• Three more people have died, taking Australia’s toll to 126 from about 12,000 cases in total
• A new lockdown in Melbourne is "having a direct impact" despite numbers not falling as quickly as many hoped, according to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews
• And Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australians eligible for the government’s Jobkeeper welfare scheme will receive fortnightly payments of A$1,200 from September, down from A$1,500 currently

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A coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response.

The vaccine resembles the coronavirus itself and the immune system can learn how to attack it. It is still at development stage though, and will have to go through further rounds of testing.

A technique similar to the Oxford one, developed in China, also seems promising, external and research in Germany and the US has yielded similar results.

In total there are 23 vaccines in clinical trials around the world and another 140 in early stage development.

Even if developed by the end of the year, a vaccine will not be widely available immediately. Widespread vaccination is likely to be, at the earliest, next year even if everything goes to plan.

• Click here for the full story on the Oxford vaccine

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European Union leaders have agreed on a massive post-Covid economic recovery package after talks went into a fourth night.

It will see the 27-nation bloc offering €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter the economic impact of the pandemic.

French President Emmanuel Macron said it was a "historic day" though details of the deal have not yet been made public.

The marathon talks had stretched far into a fourth night in Brussels - their summit was initially scheduled to last only two days.

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

The breakthrough came after EU Council President Charles Michel presented a new proposal which reduces the amount of money available as grants as opposed to loans.

Welcome back to our coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here are the headlines to bring you up to speed this Tuesday.

• In Europe, EU leaders have reached a breakthrough deal for a huge recovery fund to help member states deal with the economic fallout from the pandemic. After what was supposed to be a two-day summit pushed deep into the fourth night, leaders agreed on €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) worth of grants and loans
• The World Health Organization says it is seeing “an acceleration” of the outbreak in Africa, warning that the surge in South Africa could be a precursor for more outbreaks across the continent
• Researchers at Oxford University say a vaccine they are working on successfully triggers an immune response. Researchers in China, Europe and the US have seen similar results in separate vaccine trials
• More countries are expanding rules to get more people to wear masks. France and Hong Kong have made masks mandatory in public indoor spaces and Malaysia is considering a similar rule