The number of people who have died across the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has increased by 693 to nearly 30,000.

The White House is looking to wind down its coronavirus task force in a move to shift management of the US's response to the pandemic, Vice President Mike Pence has said.

The second stage of the coronavirus response "will not be easy" and the UK must adjust to a "new normal" to avoid a second peak , Dominic Raab has said.

Of the 22,049 confirmed reported deaths so far in hospitals in England, 11,575 (52 per cent) were people aged 80 and over while 8,547 (39 per cent) were 60-79.

Boris Johnson will today come under fresh criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he faces Sir Keir Starmer for the first time during Prime Minister's Questions.

Boris Johnson today indicated that lockdown restrictions could be lifted on Monday "if we possibly can" as he returned to Parliament for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus .

Boris Johnson's face has lit up the White Cliffs of Dover as part of a protest message at the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.

The rate of transmission of coronavirus is "much reduced" and the death toll is steadily falling, the Downing Street press conference has heard.

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 539.

Britain's coronavirus death toll has passed 31,000 after a rise of 626.

The UK is "not out of the woods" and will live with coronavirus for some time as the death toll passes 31,000, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.

The UK's official coronavirus death toll has risen by 346 to 31,587.

Truth can be a casualty when President Donald Trump talks about deaths from the coronavirus in the United States. Pushing to get the country back to normal, Trump also suggested that children are safe from the coronavirus. Germany has done very good.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that have made him a Democratic counter to President Donald Trump, Cuomo has often seemed dismissive and resigned to defeat when asked about his state leading the nation in nursing home deaths. “We’ve tried everything to keep it out of a nursing home, but it’s virtually impossible,” Cuomo told reporters.

Delhi is undecided on its death tollData from four hospitals showed 92 people succumbed to Covid, while the state govt reported 68 fatalities.

The death toll at a long-term care facility in Montreal, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Canada, has jumped to 40 as health officials admit they failed to reach the lofty goal of conducting 14,000 tests per day in the city.

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.

The latest news and information on the pandemic from Yahoo News reporters in the United States and around the world.

To public health specialists, it’s a disturbing trend that could lead to people ignoring government warnings.

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to 31,241 after a further 626 reported deaths, according to the Department of Health.

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.

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.

If you suspect you or a family member has coronavirus you should call (not visit) your GP or ring the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak as the U.S. death toll passes 50,000, some governors push ahead with reopening their states' economies.

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed that of 9/11, even the Vietnam War. Here's a look at COVID-19's place in history.