President says ‘some governors have gone too far’; deaths in Italy and Spain fall; Iran to extend prisoner leave for another month. Follow latest updatesTrump making ‘delusional’ comments – US governorsUK care homes body estimates 4,000 residents died from coronavirusAustralia coronavirus updates – liveUS coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.56am BST An aid worker employed by humanitarian agency Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) died in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno after contracting the new coronavirus, a spokesman for the organisation has said.Reuters reports that Borno is at the centre of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, spawned by a decade-long Islamist militant insurgency that has left 7 million people in need of aid. 2.50am BST More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multi-week low. Australia has so far avoided the high numbers of coronavirus casualties reported around the world after closing its borders and imposing restrictions on public movement. Continue reading…
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