Scotland may in future cycle in and out of strict lockdown as death toll rises by 58; UK ministers under pressure to offer ‘hope’ about return to normality; public expected to be asked to wear a scarf or face covering Global Covid-19 updates – live blogBank of England warns of worst contraction in centuries – live blogGerman states lifting lockdowns too quickly, warns MerkelCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.53pm BST The former Labour prime minister Tony Blair has been calling this week for the government to bring in outside experts to help it implement mass testing, and all the other initiatives that will be needed for the lockdown to be eased. At an event for Tortoise Media last night, Blair said that Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative former health secretary, was the sort of person he had in mind. As Matthew d’Ancona reports in his write-up for the Tortoise daily email, Blair said:[Hunt’s] not of my politics … but he’s a perfectly smart, capable guy … You should be unafraid to say – right, just lift him out there and put him in charge of one of the aspects of this that correspond with his own experience. 2.42pm BST Here is a Guardian graphic showing the progress being made towards the target Matt Hancock set for coronavirus testing to reach a rate of 100,000 a day by the end of April. Continue reading…
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