€130bn German package cuts VAT, offers cash grants; Mumbai introduces new restrictions after hurricane; Italy opens borders; Follow the latest updatesExclusive: governments and WHO changed Covid policy bases on suspect data from tiny US companyWHO reports 100,000 new cases a day for five straight daysArchitect of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy admits too many diedGlobal report: confusion over travel restrictions as EU starts opening bordersCoronavirus latest: at a glance 2.58am BST As always, please do get in touch on Twitter @helenrsullivan or email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com with comments, questions, tips and news from your part of the world. 2.50am BST Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform, has announced it will provide end-to-end encryption after facing a litany of privacy and security concerns – but only to users who pay for it.Eric Yuan, the company’s CEO, raised alarm among privacy advocates on Wednesday by saying Zoom planned to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption so as to leave open the possibility of working with law enforcement. Related: Zoom plans to exclude free calls from end-to-end encryption Continue reading…
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