The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing.

Newly released figures show that certain ethnicities were at greater risk of Covid-19 related deaths.

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.

Number 10 said the government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting restrictions in England, but some are worried.

Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital.

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.

It is hoped the development will accelerate the search for promising new drug targets and treatments.

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.

It comes as a six-week-old baby was among the 332 deaths announced by NHS England.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75.

Officials have urged Britons to follow lockdown rules during the sunny weekend.

The United States has become the world leader in COVID-19 cases while posting its biggest spike in unemployment claims in history.

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.

The US Vice-President said the White House's models for the coronavirus pandemic show the country on a trajectory akin to hard-hit Italy.

France reported 56,989 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, and the country's death toll is the fourth highest in the world at 4032.

Evidence showing asymptomatic people can pass on the coronavirus has led public health authorities to reassess their resistance to mask wearing.

Forecasts showed 3000 people a day will soon be dying from the virus in the United States as New York Governor expresses optimism for the tide may be turning.

As the televisual equivalent of a mood ring, the White House briefings are extremely useful. As a vehicle for delivering information, not so much.

Typically, some 25 bodies are interred each week on Hart Island. Now they are burying that many each day.

Taiwan has recorded 385 cases of COVID-19 to Australia's 6314. It began scrutinising and quarantining passengers on flights from Wuhan and Guangdong in December, implemented travel bans on China and introduced strict social-distancing measures in January.

Current and former cabinet ministers have rushed to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the wake of damning claims.

Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too.