Summary
Italy – the first country in the world to order a nationwide lockdown – is easing some restrictions
- The number of deaths there is at its lowest level since just after its lockdown began two months ago
- President Trump says he is confident of a vaccine by year end but admits this is optimistic
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says there is “significant evidence” that virus came from Wuhan lab in China
- In Brazil, President Bolsonaro again criticises lockdown as cases exceed 823,
- Global confirmed cases exceed 3.5m and the number of deaths almost ,
New Zealand reports no new cases for the first time in six weeks
- President Trump says he is confident of a vaccine by year end but admits this is optimistic
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