Coronavirus live news: Trump backs anti-lockdown protests as global deaths pass 150,000

China pushes ‘comprehensive’ economic reopening; first virus case in Syria’s northeast; Germany says pandemic ‘under control’. Follow latest updatesNHS staff in UK told ‘wear aprons’ as protective gowns run outCoronavirus ‘under control’ in GermanyCoronavirus latest: at a glanceUS coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage7.14amBSTTeachers, nurses and other workers who are regularly exposed to the public must now take a coronavirus test if they want to leave Wuhan, China has ruled.The order comes after the central city, where the coronavirus emerged late last year, lifted a 70-day lockdown that all but ended the epidemic there.People in Wuhan work in nursing, education, security and other sectors with high exposure to the public must take a nucleic acid test before leaving, the National Health Commission said.Since the city relaxed its lockdown restrictions people who arrived in there before Chinese New Year, when the virus was peaking in China, are allowed to go back to their homes.7.05amBSTMore than 2.2 million people have now been infected worldwide with Covid-19 and at least154,219 people have died since the outbreak began, according to Johns Hopkins University.The figures, which are based on official data and media reports, are likely to underestimate the true scale of the pandemic due to suspected underreporting and differing testing regimes.Here is the latest summary of the biggest developments a...
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