Malawi announces cash handouts for the poorest, after the courts blocked the proposed lockdown.

Ghana is well known for its elaborate funerals and rowdy election campaigns so coronavirus is changing everything.

African states face real challenges in trying to expand their testing for the coronavirus.

Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.

Covid-19 could linger for years and "smoulder in transmission hot spots", the WHO warns.

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France is eyeing a lifting of strict coronavirus measures on Monday but for many the damage is done.

Sporting events in the Netherlands will have to take place without fans until there is a coronavirus vaccine, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge says.

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A chronology of key events

Key facts, figures and dates

A chronology of key events

Key facts, figures and dates

A chronology of key events

A chronology of key events

A chronology of key events

Key facts, figures and notes on the media

Key facts, figures and dates

Key facts, figures and dates

Key facts, figures and dates

NHS workers are donating blood samples to find out why some of them contract Covid-19 when others don't.

BBC Reality Check breaks down what coronavirus testing is and why it matters.

Older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions are more vulnerable to the virus.

The BBC's Fergus Walsh and expert Sian Griffiths answer your questions about the virus outbreak.

The BBC Health team talks through the NHS advice about protecting yourself from COVID-19.

The current best guess of a 1% death rate does not apply to everyone.

South Korea is testing more people per capita than anywhere else - and could be a role model for others.

Everybody should be avoiding non-essential contact, and you should stay at home wherever possible.

Boris Johnson's chief scientific adviser says the UK is four weeks behind Italy, What does that mean?

The World Health Organisation's advice is difficult to follow in some developing countries.

How do we keep fit while heeding the government's new advice on avoiding unnecessary social contact?

Experts say the UK and US lost an opportunity to prepare for the outbreak - but that it's not too late.

Funerals have been banned in Italy - robbing many families of the chance to say a final goodbye.

There is growing discussion about the potential benefits of the general public wearing masks.

Europeans face a blizzard of restrictions on their freedoms as authorities try to stop the spread.

War veterans can experience trauma known as moral injury - now health workers are at risk too.

Hospitals need to supply oxygen to more beds than is currently possible, so doctors are searching for hacks.

While most people will have mild symptoms and recover quickly, some are more prone to getting sick.