Congress vote takes US virus spending to nearly $3tr; Indonesia stops non-essential travel; Algeria, Egypt, UAE shorten curfew for fasting month; Follow the latest updates First trial for potential Covid-19 drug shows it has no effectUS unemployment applications reach over 26mAt a glance – latest developmentsUS – live coronavirus coverageAustralia – live coronavirus coverageSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.48am BST The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has threatened to declare martial law if communist rebels disrupted the flow of relief goods for Filipinos impacted by the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, and asked his military to be ready. “I am now warning everybody, I am putting notice to the armed forces and police. I might declare martial law and there will be no turning back,” he said at the beginning of the meeting on the extension of coronavirus containment measures on Friday. 2.09am BST China’s ambassador to the UK has strongly rebuked the US for suggesting Beijing was not truthful about the coronavirus, saying Washington should not seek to bully the China in a manner reminiscent of the 19th century European colonial wars, Reuters reports.“I hear quite a lot of this speculation, this disinformation about China covering up, about China hiding something – this is not true,” Liu Xiaoming said. “The Chinese government was transparent and very quick to share data.” Related: From an Italian hotel to a US state, coronavirus ‘lawfare’ takes off Continue reading…
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