COVID-19: US to develop vaccine 'by the end of the year', says Trump

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic:

• US President Donald Trump said the country is looking to get a vaccine by the end of the year

• WHO warned that medicines and vaccines "will not end the pandemic if we cannot ensure equitable access to them"

• Germany's economy shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter

• EU Council agrees on €100 billion to help unemployed workers keep jobs

• Brazil's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases tops 200,000 with nearly 14,000 deaths

• New Zealand's debt to soar to counter COVID-19. Europe's will too.

• Coronavirus: MEPs warn tracing apps must protect privacy

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