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Governments across the globe try to get economies moving while keeping in check a pandemic that has now killed more than 280,000 people.

Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening to set out a "roadmap" for relaxing social distancing rules announced in late March.

So far, more than 73,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 -- more than a quarter of global deaths.

Last month, Whatsapp made a move to stop misinformation after it imposed a limit to the number of people a user can forward a message to.

Professor Neil Ferguson said he had "stepped back" from his role on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.

Britain is banking on contact tracing, including via a smartphone app, to monitor transmission rates to prevent a second wave of infection.

He thanked the British people for heeding more than a month of stay-at-home orders.

Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary told the BBC on Sunday that his return would be a "boost for the government and a boost for the country".

Britain's nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 23, to halt the spread of the pandemic, but a new survey paints a devastating picture of the impact.

Employment in Europe plummeted for the second month running.

Pressure is growing on the British government to explain how it might ease a month-long lockdown due to COVID-19.

The NHS staff in Britain comprises an international mix of Spanish nationals, people from Germany, Italy, Portugal, Philippines and India along with Britons.

The latest round of talks took place Monday by videolink because of virus restrictions.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it was "too soon" to lift the stringent social distancing regime rolled out last month.

Some observers have warned that the coronavirus epidemic has made a quick deal impossible.

The OBR warned that the impact of the pandemic could initially be a bigger shock to the UK economy than the 2008 financial crisis and even the world wars.

The government to decide whether to maintain three-week-old rules to keep schools and shops shut and order people to stay in their homes.

Acting Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth generally agree with the use of the NHS app.

Johnson left intensive care at London's St Thomas' Hospital on Thursday evening, three days after being admitted due to his then-worsening condition.

This poses a big problem for health professionals who rely on mass testing to correctly segregate those that need COVID-19 treatment.

Sunday saw Queen Elizabeth II made a rare televised national address to thank healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against the virus.

The partnership between Palantir the CDC began around the middle of March, which uses a curated web app to track the COVID-19 spread.

Coronavirus Symptom Tracker is considered important in understanding the outbreak better.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday imposed a three-week lockdown to tackle the outbreak, which has seen 422 deaths and 8,077 cases in Britain.

The government has also promised to ramp up testing of the virus, from 5,000 to 10,000 per day "by next week".

As the outbreak spreads and the death toll reached 104, up from 71 in a day, Boris Johnson said schools would be closed indefinitely later this week.

Monday's "social distancing" announcement sparked concern about the impact on business, especially in the hospitality industry.

Rishi Sunak said the measures were equivalent to 15 percent of GDP and were available to "any business that needs access to cash."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said more stringent restrictions would follow in the coming days for those with serious health conditions.

The talks take place just over a month since Britain ceased to be an EU member, and are meant to wrap up by the end of this year