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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 300,000 as WHO says Covid-19 may never disappear

Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 300,000 as WHO says Covid-19 may never disappear

Japan expected to ease state of emergency in many regions; Russia has second highest number of infections; Wuhan mass testing begins; follow the latest updates

  • WHO says Covid-19 ‘may never go away’ and warns of mental health crisis
  • ‘10 days of battle’: Wuhan draws up plan to test 11m people
  • Australia coronavirus updates – live
  • Coronavirus latest: at a glance

One of the biggest cliches about disasters is that they reveal civilisation as a thin veneer, beneath which lies brutal human nature. From this perspective, the best we can hope for from most people under crisis is selfish indifference; at worst, they will swiftly turn to violence. Our worst instincts must be repressed. This becomes a justification for authoritarianism and heavy-handed policing.

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GUARDIAN: Ministers face new claim of failing to prepare care homes for outbreak #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qtEarYuseD

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TELEGRAPH: First test for virus antibodies approved #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/VZg26Ve2Wv

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FT: Fed chief insists extra fiscal stimulus is worth it as OECD warns on debt load #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/d7sN7SffUi

I: Cate homes cash pledge after PM is accused of misleading MPs #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wI3wUYjmmc

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