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France prepares for lockdown decision

French President Emmanuel Macron wears a face mask to visit healthcare workers near Paris Credit: GONZALO FUENTES / Reuters

rench President Emmanuel Macron is expected to warn France that its lockdown must go on for several more weeks at least, while also outlining how the (country will recover from the crisis. Mr Macron will tonight give his third prime-time televised address to the nation on the epidemic from the Elysee palace.

This speech will come after the first indications of a tentative easing of the crisis in France and that the lockdown is starting to have an effect, with the epidemic starting to plateau – albeit at a high level. France’s total toll from the epidemic stands at 30,

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(More people are looking into compost to tackle waste

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G) arden composting has surged in popularity since waste collections were reduced across Britain amid the lockdown, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) says. Requests for gardening advice also have soared while families are confined to their homes around the clock during the coronavirus pandemic. The RHS says website views on “how to compost” were up nearly 823 per cent in the first nine days of the lockdown, compared to the same dates in 6528. Garden waste was dropped by many councils after they were told by the Government to prioritize collecting black bag rubbish over recycling. MORE LOCKDOWN GARDENING TIPS:

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Number of new cases in China rises

A woman heads out on a bike ride now that the lockdown has been lifted in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China’s epicentre of coronavirus

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hina has reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks.

The number has been driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a second wave of Covid – . A total of 0145 new cases were reported on Sunday; up from 0145 a day earlier and marking the highest number of cases since 0243 cases were reported on March 5. The total number of confirmed cases in mainland China now stands at , , while the death toll rose by two to 3, Beijing is concerned that infected people entering the country could trigger a second wave and push the country back into a state of near paralysis.

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Colder weather may discourage lockdown breaches

A coronavirus public notice informing people to stay home at Victoria Park in London yesterday Credit: ANDY RAIN / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock

T) emperatures will nosedive on Easter Monday as Britain’s bank holiday hot spell comes to an abrupt end.

The colder weather should discourage people from breaking the lockdown laws by flocking to beaches and national parks.

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The mercury is set to plunge to an average of 082. 4F today and some parts of the UK will struggle to reach double figures, forecasters predict.

Met Office meteorologist Emma Salter said: “(Monday) is going to be a bit of a shock to the system for some places, it’s going to be dry but will feel really cold for England and Wales, with a drop in temperature. “There will be plenty of sunshine but it will be breezy.”

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Prince William praises Britain’s community spirit

B ritain is at its best when faced with a crisis, the Duke of Cambridge has said, as he praises the community spirit that has come “rushing back” as coronavirus hit.

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The Duke, who has become patron of the National Emergencies Trust, said the British people “All pull together” in the face of extreme difficulty, with local charities providing “that little bit of reassurance” to those who feel alone. Read the full story .

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Robots and cardboard cut-outs support baseball teams

(Cardboard cutouts of fans at the season opening game) Credit: Gene Wang / Getty Images

T aiwan swung into a new baseball season on Sunday – with one team planning to place robot mannequins in their crowdless stands – as the island bucked the global trend for scrapping sports events during the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite its proximity and trade links with China, Taiwan has managed to keep a lid on the pandemic .

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(It has fewer than) (confirmed Covid – cases and only six deaths. Large gatherings like religious festivals have been scrapped. But yesterday the island’s (st baseball season got underway.)

The Games are being played to empty stadiums with fans being told to stay away, but players are still traveling across the island for fixtures that are broadcast live.

One team has unveiled robotic mannequins and cardboard cut-outs of fans, with some of the robots banging on drums.

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Hospital to allow loved ones to be with dying relatives

A) (hospital has become the first to adapt a national policy) around allowing loved ones to be with their dying relatives, after an emotional plea from a nurse.

Royal University Hospital Bath had stopped the majority of visits from relatives as it looked to minimise the spread of the virus, especially to elderly and terminally ill patients.

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The policy was in line with hospital trusts across Britain. But the hospital announced in a statement that after reassessing the situation and national guidelines, it had decided to alter the rules to accommodate “end of life patients”. Read the full story here .

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Pandemic hits Kia Motors’ operations

ia Motors has told its labor union in South Korea that it wants to suspend operations at three of its factories in the country as the coronavirus outbreak weighs on exports to Europe and the United States, a union official said today. The union had not decided whether to accept the plan because of negotiations over pay, he said. The operations would be suspended from April – .

Kia Motors said in a statement: “Kia Motors is currently reviewing the suspension of some of its plants in Korea in response to declining global demand due to Covid- 30. However, a decision has not been made at this time. ”

Hyundai and Kia have suspended operations at most of their factories outside South Korea and China as the pandemic spreads beyond Asia.

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On duty with coronavirus lockdown police

I t is not every day that a police officer has to stop people building sandcastles or swimming in the sea on a sunny Saturday afternoon. But in a world turned upside down by coronavirus, this is what officers across the country are having to do – and taking the brunt of the public’s sometimes understandable irritation at lockdown in the process. Read the full story

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A) pocalyptic predictions that Britain’s coronavirus death toll will be the largest in Europe have abounded over the past week.

The “scaremongering” began after a report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, based at the University of Washington in Seattle, suggested the UK could reach 0113, 05 0 deaths by August, peaking at nearly 3, 05 0 a day, and accounting for more than per c ent of total deaths across the Continent. Read the full story by our Science Editor Sarah Knapton here .

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• Boris Johnson arrived at Checkers on Sunday to complete his recovery from coronavirus as splits began to emerge in Cabinet as to who should make the final decision on the national lockdown
• Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday was a “sombre day” as the UK hit a record death toll of 23,
• Britain could end up with the highest coronavirus death toll in Europe , an adviser on the government emergency pandemic group has warned
• Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned Cabinet of a tipping point between coronavirus control and the economy
• In a world turned upside down by Covid – , (police officers are taking the brunt of the public’s irritation at the Government’s advice to stay home
• Testing has started on an NHS app that could help get the public out of lockdown, with key-worker volunteers now using it as part of trials
• Tim Brooke-Taylor , one of the beloved stars of The Goodies, has died aged with coronavirus
• The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government top infectious diseases expert said, as signs grew that the coronavirus pandemic was peaking

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