Putin says Russia past peak of outbreak despite highest daily death toll – as it happened

WHO warns of second peak as global cases pass 5.5m; Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar denies picnic with friends was rule breach; world health leaders urge green recovery. This blog is closedFollow the latest global coronavirus live blog herePutin says Russia past peak12.57amBSTWe ’ve fired up a brand new global coronavirus blog at the link below – join me there for the latest:Related:Coronavirus live news: Spain begins 10 days of mourning as global deaths near 350,00012.42amBSTIn England, regional flare-ups of coronavirus cases after rules are eased will be tackled with “local lockdowns”, the health secretary has said.Matt Hancock told the No 10 daily press briefing the ability to tighten restrictions in individual regions would be part of theNHS test, track and trace system, which is due to expand on 1 June.Related:Hancock: local lockdowns will be used to suppress infectionContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Kevin Rawlinson, Josh Halliday, Jessica Murray and Simon Burnton Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Science Infectious diseases UK news Australia news US news Middle East and North Africa Brazil Microbiology Medical research Asia Pacific Americas Source Type: news