Thank you for tuning in to today's coverage of coronavirus around the world. We're wrapping up the live page for today but before we go, here's a round-up of what's been happening.

• US President Donald Trump said he would be tested daily for the virus from now on after one of his valets fell ill
• California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state's lockdown is lifting for some businesses on Friday
• Manufacturing and retail businesses are among those set to reopen. Retail businesses will allow kerbside pickups
• France will begin relaxing lockdown next week but restrictions in the Paris region will remain
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the government will proceed with "maximum caution" when considering easing coronavirus restrictions. He is due to announce plans for lockdown easing in England on Sunday
• The Bank of England says the UK economy will shrink 14% this year, its deepest recession on record
• Black men and women are nearly twice as likely to die with coronavirus as white people in England and Wales, according to the government's Office for National Statistics. The government has launched a review
• New Zealand - hailed as one of the world's leaders in containing the virus - has announced it is looking at reopening most elements of society as soon as next Wednesday

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Ty, the acclaimed, Mercury-nominated UK rapper, has died aged 47 after contracting coronavirus.

The Nigerian-British musician was known for a witty, mature style that owed more to the old-school US rappers than the grittier street sounds of London.

In 2004, his second album, Upwards, was nominated for the Mercury Prize alongside Amy Winehouse, The Streets and eventual winners Franz Ferdinand.

His death was mourned by stars including Ghetts and Roots Manuva.

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The transmission rate for coronavirus in Africa has been much slower than in Europe but the effects are still being felt there.

Lockdowns put in place to limit the spread of the virus have disrupted economic activity in many nations.

It is not yet clear how hard the coronavirus will hit economies in Africa.

Before the pandemic, the African Development Bank projected African economic growth to reach 3.9% in 2020, up from 3.4% in 2019.

However experts now say the pandemic could cut the continent's growth by 3-8 percentage points this year.

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With all immigration into the US suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, many asylum seekers are trapped in dangerous Mexican border cities. Activists fear that court dates are being indefinitely postponed and claims for asylum simply dismissed without their day in court.

In the meantime, the situation inside the shelters and on the streets of Tijuana is steadily getting worse. Watch our BBC team's investigation here:

Where can animals get help during lockdown in Britain?

Well, many vets are still working hard, including staff at Hart Wildlife Rescue near Alton in Hampshire.

They've told the BBC they've had fewer call-outs to animals being hit by vehicles but have seen a rise in animal and bird injuries in gardens.

Baby owl, Waffle, is among those who are glad they stayed open.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the unprecedented two-month lockdown of the state - which put approximately four million people out work - is lifting on some businesses.

Starting on Friday, retail businesses will allow kerbside pickups. Manufacturing will also resume, provided that employees wear masks and stay six feet (two metres) apart.

Businesses where staff and customers come into close contact - such as hair salons - have not yet been given the green light to open.

Earlier this week, California became the first state to formally request a loan from the federal government to help with swelling jobless claims.

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About 20% of the US workforce - 33.3 million people - have filed for unemployment since mid-March.

People from all sectors of society have been affected, including photographer Steve Becker, 62, who says: "All of my business has been cancelled - I've had no work since February."

He focuses on corporate photography, but businesses have cancelled fundraisers and events, while school graduations have also been delayed.

"My work normally happens in the spring and fall - a lot of corporations don't have events over the summer, so I only have about seven months to make my income. I have some events scheduled for October, but it's not clear whether they're going to go ahead."

Still, he considers himself lucky. "My partner works, and I'm very blessed I was able to do what I enjoy and make a good living out of it. It takes a lot of perseverance, and I miss going out and talking to people."

You can read more about the latest US figures here.

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Up to 190,000 people could die of Covid-19 during the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The study is based on prediction modelling and analysed 47 countries in the WHO Africa region – more than a billion people.

Countries such as Algeria, South Africa and Cameroon were at a high risk if containment measures are not prioritised, the study found.

Health services would be overwhelmed with the sheer number of people requiring hospitalisation, the WHO warned. An estimated 3.6-5.5 million people could need hospital treatment for the virus. Of those, around 52,000-107,000 would need breathing support.

The study recommends that hospitals increase their capacity. A survey of health services in the African region undertaken in March 2020 revealed that there were on average nine intensive care unit beds per million people.

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said: “Covid-19 could become a fixture in our lives for the next several years unless a proactive approach is taken by many governments in the region. We need to test, trace, isolate and treat.”

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A federal judge in the US has ordered Massachusetts authorities to allow gun shops to reopen, suggesting a rule to close them during the coronavirus crisis imposed an “improper burden” on the constitutional rights of citizens.

Gun shops were closed in March along with other businesses deemed non-essential.

However, some purchasers, retailers and gun rights groups sued, arguing it was an unconstitutional ban on acquiring firearms and ammunition for self-defence purposes.

US district judge Douglas Woodlock said he would direct the state to allow gun shops to reopen on Saturday with social distancing measures.

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Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has announced a “second breakthrough” towards a possible treatment for Covid-19 patients.

On Monday, he hailed the state-run Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) for developing a “monoclonal neutralising antibody” that could neutralise the disease inside carriers’ bodies.

Scientists there have now found a set of three more antibodies, which “specifically bind to distinct elements” of the Covid-19 virus and stop it infecting cells, according to Mr Bennett.

“Today when meeting them I requested that they move as quickly as possible to complete the work for a full treatment. I’ve ordered Israel’s Defense Ministry to spare no money or resources to make this happen,” he tweeted, adding that he viewed this as Israel’s “Manhattan Project” to defeat the pandemic.

The IIBR is “pursuing a patent” for the antibodies, after which an international manufacturer would be sought to mass-produce them.

But Mr Bennett stressed that the breakthrough had “the potential to progress towards a treatment for corona patients, and that it is not a vaccine for wide use”.

A brewery in Germany has handed out 2,600 litres (690 gallons) of beer for free in order to prepare their tanks for when bars open again.

Willinger brewery in Hesse offered the beer to locals on Thursday. Dozens of people queued up while observing social distancing rules. Many took full buckets and boxes home with them.

The Deutsche Brauer Bund beer association has warned that breweries across the country are facing a collapse in sales due to a slump in exports.

Bavaria's Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, has been cancelled.

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The governor of Texas has amended his lockdown executive order to free a salon owner who was jailed after refusing to close down her business.

Gov Greg Abbott's order bans "confinement as a punishment" for violating virus mitigation orders.

Shelley Luther, the owner of Salon à la Mode in Dallas, was jailed for contempt of court on Tuesday after she refused to apologise and pay a fine for staying open despite official warnings.

Texas is nearing 1,000 Covid-19 deaths and 35,000 infections.

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Texas governor amends lockdown order to free hair salon owner

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A group of Saracens rugby players have apologised after breaking the UK coronavirus lockdown regulations.

England's Billy Vunipola, Alex Goode and Nick Isiekwe, Scotland back Sean Maitland and prop Josh Ibuanokpe were reportedly spotted in St Albans.

The Daily Mail said the players met for a coffee and a chat in the street and did not follow social distancing rules.

The Premiership season is currently suspended because of the pandemic.

"Management has spoken to the players involved, all of whom accept that they made an error in judgement," said a Saracens statement.

"The club has reminded these players as well as the whole Saracens squad of their responsibilities to themselves and the community around them and we are confident that this will not happen again."

A 17-page report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), titled “Guidance for Implementing Opening Up America Again Framework, external" was abruptly shelved, according to AP News.

The document includes step-by-step guidance on how and when local authorities should allow businesses to reopen and life to resume as normal.

The report was meant to be published on Friday, but now the guidance "will never see the light of day," a CDC official told the AP.

The White House has sought to control guidance on the virus outbreak, rather than the CDC, which has traditionally let the US fight against epidemics.

For more than a week the White House has been asked to comment on states reopening, despite federal guidelines saying they had not yet met the necessary criteria to do so.

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"Something happened," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the theory that the coronavirus was released from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.

"Probably it was incompetence. Somebody was stupid,” he added during a meeting with the Texas governor.

Over the weekend, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed he had seen "enormous evidence" that the virus had originated at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

On Wednesday, he told Fox Business network that he had "seen evidence that this likely came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology," but added that he'd be "happy to see evidence that disproves that".

Trump has promised a report on what role the institute played in the global outbreak. China has denied the theory.

Read more here: Is there any evidence for lab release theory?

France has reported 178 new coronavirus deaths, down from 278 on Wednesday, meaning 25,987 people have died with the virus in hospitals and nursing homes. The figures come as the prime minister announced lockdown measures would remain in Paris and the north east, but ease elsewhere.

Fatalities in Italy also fell compared with Wednesday - 274 people died. The number of new infections also fell, but only by 43, to 1,401. The country's death toll stands at 29,958, the third highest in the world after the United States and the UK.

In Spain, 213 people died, down from 244 the previous day. Spain's parliament voted on Wednesday night to extend a state of emergency to control people's movements for two more weeks. More than 26,000 people have died.

And in Poland, which has one of the lowest death rates in the EU, 324 new infections were recorded and 22 virus-related deaths, taking the total number of victims to 755.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $3bn (£1.7bn) fund that will boost the pay of frontline workers during the pandemic.

"If you're risking your health to keep this country moving and you're making minimum wage, you deserve a raise," he told a daily briefing on Thursday.

The money will be shared among provinces who will determine who exactly will receive the money.

Trudeau said essential staff, often in minimum wage jobs, deserved a pay rise.

Some provinces have already taken action. Saskatchewan is topping up the monthly wages of those working with vulnerable people, while Ontario is boosting salaries by three dollars an hour.

More pictures are coming in now of people all over the UK clapping for NHS staff and other key workers.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock tweeted to say it was a "brilliant show of support again for our heroic carers and all those on the front line".

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President Donald Trump has told reporters that coronavirus testing at the White House will be increased from once a week to once per day after an aide who works in close contact with Trump tested positive for the virus.

“I’ve had very little contact with this person,” he said in the White House Oval Office, adding that he had himself been tested on Wednesday and Thursday.

Earlier today, Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley confirmed that a member of the US military who works at the White House had tested positive.

CNN reported that the infected person, who is in the US Navy, was a personal valet to Trump.