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Finding a coronavirus vaccine is a collaborative effort, according to experts, but who gets priority when one is finally found could be controversial.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 47,400 people as of Thursday.

There are now 70 candidate vaccines in development, according to the WHO but scientists continue to search for nearer-term effective treatments.

The Office for National Statistics reported the highest level of deaths in England and Wales since official weekly statistics began 15 years ago.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 196,140 across the state as of Tuesday morning.

The World Health Organization has identified six criteria for countries looking to slowly lift coronavirus lockdown measures.

On Monday, de Blasio said the city was having a "very good day" as the rate of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continued to fall.

The U.K. looks set to extend its lockdown measures into early or perhaps even late May, just as other European coronavirus hotspots start to lift some restrictions.

"All the measures we have taken like keeping distance, wearing masks, no parties ... are definitely measures that need to be there in place for months to come," German Health Minister Jens Spahn said.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 61,800 people as of Monday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 190200 people in the state as of Monday morning.

Construction and factory workers in Spain return to work on Monday as the government lifts some of the most stringent lockdown measures, but opposition parties caution against a relaxation of the rules.

Energy ministers from the world's largest industrialized nations did not discuss specific production numbers at their extraordinary meeting, meaning the 10 million barrels per day production cut proposed by OPEC and its allies remains uncertain.

The prime minister spent a week in London's St. Thomas' hospital with Covid-19, three days of which were in intensive care.

The U.K. government has urged everyone to stay at home over the Easter weekend.

The historic deal was agreed on by all OPEC and non-OPEC producers participating in the conference, with the exception of Mexico.

U.K. officials are considering an exit strategy from the coronavirus lockdown that would allow young people to be the first to resume their ordinary lives.

Euro zone finance ministers sealed a new coronavirus stimulus package on Thursday worth around half a trillion euros, but officials delayed a crucial decision on whether to issue joint debt instruments.

Britain will be hit harder by the coronavirus crisis than any other European country, researchers have predicted, with the U.K. expected to see more than 60,000 deaths from COVID-19.

Boris Johnson is the first major governmental leader known to have contracted the coronavirus.