Coronavirus updates: No more US lockdowns needed, says Dr Fauci

Summary

1. Leading US government expert Dr Anthony Fauci tells AFP news firm the United States does not need more lockdowns
2. The US has the greatest variety of validated infections and – with nearly 120,000 deaths – casualties as well
3. The World Health Organization hopes countless vaccines can be produced this year and 2bn by the end of 2021
4. Japan allows more businesses back to work and Singapore likewise lifts some constraints
5. Widespread testing of thousands in New Zealand has actually not thrown up new cases, officials state
6. South Asian people are more than likely to die from coronavirus in hospital in Great Britain, a significant analysis shows
7. Worldwide, there are nearly 8.5 m cases and more than 453,000 deaths with the coronavirus