Lockdown saved 62,000 lives in France – PM

Lockdown has saved 62,000 lives in France according to PM Edouard Philippe. This figure represents  lives saved in a single month during the lockdown.

He told the French assembly that shops would open on 11 May but not bars and restaurants. Nearly 25,000 deaths from all causes were recorded in the UK in week of the Easter bank holiday – 108% above the expected number for the time of year.

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Separate figures show a third of all virus deaths in England and Wales are now occurring in care homes. Nicola Sturgeon advises the Scottish public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces such as supermarkets. The UK held a minute’s silence at 11:00 BST to remember key workers who have died

Global virus cases pass 3 million, with more than 200,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University