The NHS has asked for 250,000 volunteers to help it fight coronavirus as Britain’s death toll reached 422 overnight.
In the US, Donald Trump has expressed his desire to “re-open” the US by Easter, and Democrats and Republicans in Congress have agreed on a $2tn (£1.7tn) stimulus package which they will vote on later.
Elsewhere, Australia is cracking down in response to Covid-19, keeping cruise ship passengers at bay and ordering shops, gyms and other businesses to close. Wedding parties have been limited to five people and funerals to 10.