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Food parcels given to those unable to work amid Johannesburg lockdown

Those receiving the essential packages included self-employed waste pickers who scour the city's rubbish for recyclables and are paid for the amount they collect.

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What influence on climate is the coronavirus lockdown really having?

In partnership with Copernicus

It seems like the world has come to a standstill, but what's the real impact of the Covid-19 confinement on the environment, pollution and climate change? We speak to experts to find out the facts.

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Interactive: World sites pictured from space before and after lockdown

From Rio to Rome, see how the coronavirus lockdown has emptied key sites around the world.

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Babies given tiny face shields in bid to stop spread of COVID-19

Experts believe children are more likely to be asymptotic carriers and could be inadvertently spreading the virus.

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Watch: Opera singer treats her Paris neighbours to an Easter show

Adèle Belmont, who said she recovered from COVID-19, said she wanted to thank neighbours for their support.

Spain

COVID-19: Spain allows partial return to work as death toll slows

Workers in Spanish factories, construction and some offices have been going back to work as the government lifts restrictions on non-essential industries

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France has avoided a COVID-19 food shortage - but for how long?

Farmers are worried that produce will rot in the fields as restrictions stop migrant workers from coming to pick fruit and vegetables.

France

COVID-19 lockdown: What is France's exit strategy?

A new report claims mass testing and isolation of the sick is the only way to prevent a second wave of infections even after the lockdown ends.

World News

Coronavirus: Lift lockdowns only slowly and carefully, warns WHO

Countries considering lifting lockdowns against COVID-19 should do so "with control", the World Health Organization has warned.

Japan

Japanese cities empty after government toughens coronavirus measures

Police have been out in force on the streets of the Japanese capital to ensure people comply with toughened new measures against the spread of coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: France deaths at 14,400 ahead Macron lockdown speech

Elsewhere in Europe, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was released from hospital on Sunday.

Italy

Easter: Andrea Bocelli performs in empty Duomo di Milano cathedral

Andrea Bocelli sang "Amazing Grace" at an empty Duomo di Milano cathedral on Easter. Milan is the capital of the Italian region most heavily impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson thanks NHS after COVID-19 hospitalisation

Boris Johnson thanked the NHS and implored people to stay at home to beat the coronavirus pandemic in a video filmed after he was discharged from hospital.

Vatican

Coronavirus: Pope Francis calls for debt relief and end to sanctions

Pope Francis called for international sanctions to be "relaxed" and for a "reduction, if not the forgiveness" of debt for poor countries during his Easter Sunday benediction.

Sweden

Is Sweden's COVID-19 strategy working?

The country continues to resist a France-style lockdown, but a spike in deaths in comparison to its Nordic neighbours might force the government's hand.

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Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 110,000 with 1.8 million cases

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 are now approaching 1.8 million.

Germany

Coronavirus pandemic 'test of our humanity,' German president says

"No, this pandemic is not a war. Nations do not oppose other nations nor soldiers against other soldiers. It is a test of our humanity," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a rare address.

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Robot drummers and posters in stands for Taiwan's baseball season

Taiwan's domestic baseball league had robots and mannequins in the stands.

United Kingdom

'Coronavirus will not overcome us': Queen gives first Easter address

"We know that Coronavirus will not overcome us," Queen Elizabeth II said in her first Easter address.

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Early COVID-19 drug treatment trial shows promise, needs more study

More than half of 53 severely ill COVID-19 patients treated with remdesivir showed improvement, but further information needed to determine its potential, experts say.