Summary

1. The US president says he will be tested daily for coronavirus after one of his valets fell ill
2. Millions across the UK join the weekly applause for the health service and other key workers
3. Bank of England says the UK economy will shrink 14% this year, its deepest recession on record
4. UK government data suggests black people twice as likely as white people to die
5. Nearly 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment, total claims since mid-March now 33 million
6. France will begin relaxing lockdown next week, but restrictions in Paris region will remain

Here’s a snapshot of the key headlines:

• The UN has launched a $6.7bn (£5.5bn) appeal to help stem the spread of the coronavirus in the world’s most vulnerable countries. Senior official Mark Lowcock warned the pandemic could cause “multiple famines”
• The Bank of England says the UK economy is heading towards is greatest recession on record, “dramatically reducing” jobs and incomes
• It has emerged that nearly half a million much-needed protective gowns for UK healthworkers do not meet safety standards. The gowns were flown-in from Turkey but after inspection they are now sitting in a government warehouse
• US President Donald Trump has described the pandemic as the “worst attack” ever on the country, saying it would not have happened if China had acted more quickly. Critics say he is trying to distract from his own response to the crisis
• The first of more than 60 flights repatriating thousands of Indians stranded overseas by the coronavirus lockdown is due to set off on Thursday

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