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Images of the Infectious Diseases Control Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, where the confirmed case of the new coronavirus, an Italian citizen, is being treated. IMAGES
France is reporting 278 new deaths from coronavirus, but also announced a steep fall in the number of hospital patients, as the country prepares to gradually ease its lockdown. The health ministry says 25,809 people were now confirmed to have died from the virus in hospitals and nursing homes. IMAGES VIDEOGRAPHIC
Prince Albert of Monaco has a "pretty mild case" of coronavirus and isn't feeling "that bad".
US President Donald Trump downplays warnings that the US unemployment rate could spike to 20 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying the economy is "nowhere near" that point. SOUNDBITE
Gambia's health minister says the country has recorded its first case of new coronavirus. In a statement, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh said officials in the tiny West African state had confirmed an infection in a young woman who had recently travelled from the United Kingdom. SOUNDBITE