Coronavirus: China holds day of grieving for victims

Summary

1. Worldwide cases have actually passed 1.1 million, and at least 60,000 people have died
2. Spain reports another 809 deaths, but there are indications its infection rate is slowing
3. A day of remembrance is held in China to honour those who died of Covid-19
4. UK reports 708 more deaths, with public advised to stay at home as weather turns warm this weekend
5. UK federal government clinical advisor says he hopes limitations may be unwinded in a couple of weeks’ time
6. US President Trump declines his own experts’ advice on using a face mask
7. The US has actually been accused of redirecting masks for its own usage, in a relocation condemned as “piracy”
8. The IMF says the pandemic has stalled the international economy, causing an economic crisis even worse than 2008