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UK facing period of hardship as pandemic hits jobs and livelihoods - Chancellor Rishi Sunak
UK PM Boris Johnson launches review of the 2m distancing rule, after warnings it could cripple hospitality industry
India records 11,929 coronavirus cases in 24 hours – its highest single-day figure to date
Concern over virus spread in Latin America as Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia all report record number of infections
Leading psychologists call the delay in getting UK children back to school a “national disaster” that endangers mental health
The Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria plan to ease restrictions at libraries, community centres and nightclubs despite increases in new infections
There have now been more than 7.7 million cases worldwide and more than 430,000 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University
People should shop with confidence, says UK PM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said people should be able to "shop with confidence" when non-essential stores reopen in England on Monday. Speaking during a visit to the Westfield shopping centre in east London, the prime minister said he hoped to see a "gradual" build-up of people returning to the high street - but that shoppers should follow social distancing rules to do so as safely as possible. Boris Johnson: 'People should shop with confidence'