Stricken cruise ship granted passage along Panama canal –Covid-19 as it happened
Mali records first death ahead of election and Trump considers New York quarantine. This blog is now closed
11.55pm GMT
I'll be handing over to my colleagues in Australia shortly, but before I go, here's a summary of the key coronavirus developments in the last few hours:
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11.18pm GMT
Britons stranded in New Zealand are facing costs of 40,000 to return home, my colleague Mark Townsend reported.
Those stranded say they have been left without guidance or assistance after the UK embassy and consular services in New Zealand abruptly closed their doors last week. Flight prices to return to the UK have hiked, with one Qatari Airlines flight from Auckland to London on 31 March priced at NZ$83,534 (40,096).
Related: Stranded Britons quoted 40,000 each to fly home from New Zealand
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