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1.11am BST

Israel on Saturday approved some easing to its tight coronavirus restrictions while pointedly avoiding announcing the first stage of an exit from lockdown.

In a televised address, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined “a responsible and gradual” plan which would allow the return of some workers to offices and industry.

12.59am BST

More now on Spain, where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced the nationwide coronavirus lockdown would be extended two weeks to 9 May, hours after the official death toll passed 20,000.

“We have done the hardest part through responsibility and social discipline... we are putting the most extreme moments behind us,” Sanchez said. But Spaniards must not jeopardise the fragile gains made so far with hasty decisions.

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