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Coronavirus live news: Trump claims 'he has seen evidence virus started in Wuhan lab'
Coronavirus live news: Trump claims 'he has seen evidence virus started in Wuhan lab'
(32 minutes later)
Record rise in cases in Brazil; outbreak increasing across Africa, WHO warns; Russian prime minister diagnosed with coronavirus
Bizarre statement from US president comes despite his own experts saying the virus was ‘not manmade or genetically modified’
The FT splashes on US stocks on the brink of their best month since 1987
Tomorrow’s i goes with face masks potentially being an everyday accessory.
The Mirror goes down a similar line on going past the peak of cases.
The Times leads on Johnson announcing the UK has passed the peak of the virus.
Tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph leads on Boris Johnson saying his plan to relax the lockdown will be unveiled next week.
Tomorrow’s Daily Mail
Friday’s UK front pages are rolling in, starting with The Independent
In more tougher rhetoric against Beijing, Trump said he does not have to stop debt payments to China and can instead impose tariffs.
That awkward moment in the press conference on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
That awkward moment in the press conference on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Trump added he could say why he has a high degree of confidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Trump added he could say why he has a high degree of confidence that the virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
He also said it was possible that China either could not stop the spread of the coronavirus or let it spread.
He also said it was possible that China either could not stop the spread of the coronavirus or let it spread.
When asked if he has seen anything that gives you a “high degree of confidence” that coronavirus originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, President Trump replied: “Yes, I have.”
Trump’s reflections on the death toll in the US.
A bizarre moment from Trump about the Office of the Director of National Intelligence concluding Covid-19 “was not manmade or genetically modified” but investigations into the origins of the outbreak are ongoing.
Trump added an extension of $600 unemployment payments is being looked at. On relations with China, he declined to say whether he holds Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, responsible for any misinformation about coronavirus.
In his White House briefing, President Trump said the government has provided more than $1 billion in grants to networks that help Americans who are older or disabled.
Portugal’s government has announced the country’s football league, the Primeira Liga, can resume behind closed on doors from May 30.
“This return of football will only be for the Primeira Liga and with tight restrictions,” Prime Minister António Costa said. “The games will be played behind closed doors, with no spectators in the stands, whatever the stadium, be it a league match or the Portuguese Cup final.” Costa earlier announced his strategy to progressively lift lockdown measures imposed six weeks ago. The three-phase plan, starting on Monday, will open up different sectors of the economy every 15 days starting with small neighbourhood shops, hairdressers, car dealerships and bookshops.
Less than 24 hours after Los Angeles became the first major US city to offer free coronavirus tests, a website used for sign-ups strained under the demand as appointments were completely booked for anyone not showing symptoms. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the free testing on Wednesday, saying they are available to anyone in the county of roughly 10 million people, although priority would be given to healthcare workers and people showing symptoms of Covid-19. He said: “If you think you have Covid-19, if want the reassurance that you do not, if you’ve been around people that you have seen with symptoms, get a test.
“You can’t put a price on the piece of mind of knowing that you can’t infect somebody around you.” The tests were funded in part by CORE, a nonprofit organisation co-founded by actor Sean Penn, using a $375,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, denies claims that a report alleging disinformation tactics by the Chinese government during the pandemic was edited because of pressure from Chinese authorities. Borrell said the original version was changed because his staff wanted to “avoid inaccuracies in our terminology”. He added: “It was decided by the staff without any interference or pressure from outside or inside. We do not shy away from calling out clear disinformation cases by China, which are in the report.”
Amazon announced it had revenues of $75.4bn in the first three months of the year – equating to over $33m an hour.
The US vice-president Mike Pence wore a mask today as he toured a General Motors facility in Indiana which is now making ventilators after coming under fire for failing to wear one earlier this week.
On Tuesday he visited a clinic in Minnesota but failed to cover his face despite it being in violation of the facility’s policy. He was pictured surrounded by healthcare staff all wearing masks.
