Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK is at point of “maximum risk” and he won’t ease restrictions too quickly
His return after serious Covid-19 illness comes as pressure mounts to increase testing and relax the lockdown
Although UK has flattened the peak of the virus, priority is to avoid a second outbreak, he says
Some countries where cases have been falling are starting to ease restrictions on economic activity
Italy outlines plans to ease restrictions from 4 May as it records its lowest daily death toll since mid-March
Germany makes it mandatory to wear masks outside
New Zealand says it has eliminated local transmission – it moves out of its toughest lockdown level at midnight
There are almost 3 million confirmed cases and more than 206,000 deaths globally, according to Johns Hopkins University
