Coronavirus live news: Italy deaths highest since 6 April; France lockdown to last at least two more weeks

Italy registers 636 daily deaths; French PM says no easing of restrictions as cases remain high; Germany seeing tentative signs of flattening curve

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7.00pm GMT

I’m handing over the blog to my colleague Lucy Campbell now. I’ll leave you with a summary of the latest developments:

6.18pm GMT

Greece reported 3,316 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its highest daily tally since its first infection surfaced in February, according to health authorities data.

The latest jump in infections brings the total number of cases in the country to 66,637.

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