The Cannes Film Festival has been postponed for the first time in its history due to the coronavirus crisis, organisers revealed on Thursday.

Horst Seehofer rebuffed the chancellor's outstretched hand at a summit in Berlin this morning - refusing to make an exception to a self-imposed handshake ban.

The Robert Koch Institute, a German government agency responsible for disease control, made the claim on Tuesday as it strengthened the threat risk for Germany from 'moderate' to 'high'.

Angela Merkel urged Germans to heed the stringent confinement measures imposed this week as the number of infections soared over 11,000 today, including 28 deaths.

Angela Merkel went into quarantine just hours after she rolled out tough measures across Germany to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig is carrying out blood tests in order to identify antibodies associated with Covid-19 (pictured, medics treat a patient in Hamburg).

Angela Merkel's government wants to test all suspected cases in Germany and the entire circle of people who have come into contact with a confirmed patient.

Movie lovers in their hundreds turned up at a drive-in cinema in Essen, west Germany, to enjoy a film from their car - while all other movie theatres in the country are closed.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.

The league's chief Christian Seifert did suggest last week that the current plan is for games to return to all 36 grounds in the top two divisions by the start of May.

Tories have suggested Boris Johnson is 'frightened' of taking chances after his own close call with coronavirus, despite fears the economic havoc might prove even more damaging.

Germany has begun reopening schools and non-essential shops while Spain has announced children will be allowed out of the house as lockdowns ease, as their leaders urged caution.

Clubs in the German top flight have returned to training in the hope that the rest of the season can be finished off - providing Chancellor Angela Merkel gives the green light for action to resume.

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.

Germany 's number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country's lockdown measures earlier this week.

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.

The Premier League are watching closely as they try to push ahead with Project Restart, which would see the campaign come back on June 12.

The 42-year-old host revealed that Channel Ten is having discussions on whether a live studio audience is safe, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Channel Ten has cancelled their studio audiences as the coronavirus crisis worsens.

Channel Ten cancelled studio audiences for The Project, Studio 10, Dancing With The Stars and Australian Survivor: All Stars, on Friday.

The daughter of Grease icon Olivia Newton-John, encouraged her fans to come up with their 'best coronavirus dance move'.

Channel 10 is taking precautionary steps after Christian Wilkins took part in Sunday night's live broadcast of Dancing with the Stars.

Sydney breakfast radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson are in self-isolation as coronavirus panic grips the Australian media industry.

Christian Wilkins has tested negative for COVID-19.

Dancing With The Stars Christian Wilkins announced he tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Christian Wilkins must remain in self-quarantine with his dance partner Lily Cornish until next week, despite testing negative for coronavirus on Thursday.

Joining them on the outing was Dewan's six-year-old daughter Everly from her marriage to actor Channing Tatum.

Boxing promoter Bob Arum, 88, has revealed he is taking no extra precautions to guard against the coronavirus whilst crediting his longstanding good health to smoking marijuana.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Monday evening to warn against social gatherings in public places in an attempt to mitigate the deadly virus' spread.

Billy Joe Saunders' friend, Josh Taylor and Ben Davison were all kicked off a flight from Las Vegas to New York after the British boxer called up Delta airlines and told them that his friend had coronavirus.

The world heavyweight champion, 31, admitted that with a family of seven isolating at home they're getting through huge amounts of rubbish and food, but he can't take any waste to the tip.

EXCLUSIVE BY TOM COLLOMOSSE: The PFA have recruited top QC Nick De Marco as players and clubs try to break the deadlock over proposed wage cuts.

Tyson Fury admitted that without his daily workouts during coronavirus lockdown, his mental health would be terrible. The heavyweight champion streams his exercise sessions.

Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman compared Vermont senator Bernie Sanders to the deadly coronavirus in reference to his economic policy.

Bernie Sanders ripped into President Trump for leaving Washington to hold a campaign rally Friday night in Charleston, South Carolina amid the coronavirus panic.

Both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are canceling their planned campaign events tonight in Cleveland due to coronavirus concerns. And CNN canceled audience for Sunday debate.

Bernie Sanders called out the Trump administration for its 'incompetence and recklessness' as he demanded Thursday that the president declare the coronavirus outbreak a national emergency.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both explained how they were protecting themselves against coronavirus during Sunday night's Democratic debate.

Joe Biden reappeared on the virtual campaign trail Friday, hosting a press call for select outlets so he could lash out at President Trump's coronavirus response.

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut wants to expanded absentee balloting and a rethink of how Americans vote in November to avoid delaying the contest due to coronavirus concerns.

Voters believe Donald Trump is responding to the coronavirus outbreak better than Joe Biden would if he were president, a poll released Wednesday revealed.

The Wyoming Democratic Party was forced to cancel its in-person caucuses and scale back voting to mail-in only amid coronavirus concerns.

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Esther Rantzen has said the coronavirus pandemic is a 'test for humanity'. 'Not just for the doctors and nurses, the paramedics, the epidemiologists and the Government, but for all of us.'

Gatwick Airport looked almost empty after passenger numbers on planes, trains and the London Undergound slumped due to coronavirus.

Some 'ghost' train service face being halted entirely as ministers warned there could be no point keeping them going as the crisis escalates.

Australian casual workers are receiving less shifts and even having their jobs terminated thanks to the slump in business brought on by COVID-19.

Among locations experiencing issues with the service are London, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester.

Twenty-one infected patients have died at hospitals ran by three neighbouring NHS trusts in the vicinity of Birmingham. They include the Royal Wolverhampton Trust, which has recorded nine.