With ministers under growing pressure to give the public a clue about how and when life might return to normal, the Daily Mail’s DAVID BARRETT examines how the coming weeks could play out. Via: What could the exit strategy from lockdown look like?
16.8 million Americans out of work; French deaths pass 12,000; South Africa extends lockdown by a fortnight. Follow the latest updates. Full story: global coronavirus cases pass 1.5 millionBoris Johnson leaves intensive careHow coronavirus spread across the globe – visualisedUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all of our coronavirus coverage 2.55am Read more
Harrowing new photographs from NYC show body bags being placed into refrigerated trucks on Thursday as the city’s death toll hits 4,778. Via: Body bags are loaded into refrigerated trucks and workers in Hazmat suits dig mass graves in NYC
Restaurant workers and essential workers are the only ones seen on the streets of a once-bustling French Quarter in New Orleans as the coronavirus outbreak appears to peak in the city. Via: Incredible pictures show the deserted French Quarter in New Orleans as death toll hits 224
Some fans of the cross-country Cannonball Run claim the latest record of 26 hours and 38 minutes from New York City to Los Angeles is ‘scummy’ during the pandemic Via: Team blasted for 'exploiting' virus lockdown empty roads to set new Cannonball Run record
A maritime patrol has filmed fin whales powering through Mediterranean waters off the coast of southern France – showing how wild animals are roaming more freely while people isolate indoors because of coronavirus. The graceful pair appeared off the Calanques National Park, a protected reserve next to the usually bustling Read more
Bereft of actual sports to preside over, Cotter turns to his two competitive petsSee all our coronavirus coverageRead more in The good place seriesIt is a common refrain among pet-owners right now that dogs are the only group of people whose lives have been improved by coronavirus. But the animals Read more
Grim milestone comes as New York City hires laborers for mass burials on Bronx islandNew York broke its record for the largest single-day coronavirus death toll for the third consecutive day, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday, as he warned the effect of the outbreak on the state’s economy is Read more
‘We have to protect ourselves and our families’ Via: Coronavirus: Doctor who warned Boris Johnson about lack of protective equipment dies from Covid-19
Minister says parents asked him to deliver essentials ‘including medicines’ Via: Housing secretary defends visiting parents' home despite social distancing guidance