Over 150,000 deaths worldwide
There have been more than 2,207,730 reported Covid-19 infections around the world, from which 150,142 people have died, according to an AFP tally.
The United States has the most deaths of any country with 34,575 fatalities. Italy is the second hardest-hit country, with 22,745 dead. Spain follows with 19,478, then France with 18,681 and Britain with 14,576.
China raises death toll
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged, raises its death toll by 50%, as a growing chorus of world leaders suggests China has not been open about the full domestic impact of the virus.
The revision pushes the nationwide death toll up sharply to 3,869.
The additional deaths in Wuhan were cases that were "mistakenly reported" or missed entirely, according to the official announcement. Beijing says "there has never been any concealment".
'Under control' in Germany
The pandemic in Germany is "under control", says health minister Jens Spahn, as the country prepares to ease its lockdown measures and increase production of protective masks.
Germany has recorded 133,830 cases and 3,868 deaths but the person-to-person infection rate has dropped to 0.7%, according to the Robert Koch Institute.
4.5 billion confined
At least 4.5 billion people, or nearly 58% of the world's population is called on or forced by the authorities to stay at home, over at least 110 countries or territories, according to an AFP database.
Russia allows hydroxychloroquine
In Russia, where more than 32,000 Covid-19 cases have been registered, of which 4,070 in the last 24 hours, the government authorises the use of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to treat patients despite international concerns over its safety and effectiveness.
Chinese GDP plunges
Official data shows a 6.8% contraction in the Chinese economy last quarter - the first negative growth reported since the country began logging quarterly data in the early 1990s.
European car sales plummet
European car sales fell by 55% last month due to the coronavirus outbreak, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association says.
In Italy registrations fall by 85.4%, in France by 72.2% and Spain by 69.3%, while Germany limits the damage with a 37.7% fall.
Philippines: martial law threat
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a virus lockdown in the capital Manila.
Celebrity deaths
The jazz world loses saxophonist Lee Konitz, who played on Miles Davis's landmark album Birth Of The Cool, at the age of 92 after he contracted Covid-19. The virus also takes former Leeds United and England centre-half Norman Hunter who was 76.
Montreux Jazz Festival cancelled
The Montreux Jazz Festival announces the cancellation of this year's edition due to the pandemic, marking the first time since 1967 that it will not take place in Switzerland.
