Italy records lowest daily increase in Covid-19 deaths in a week –as it happened

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12.52am BST

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12.43am BST

Another iconic New York City landmark is being converted into a temporary hospital to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, joining Central Park.

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home to the US Open, will relieve some of the pressure on one of the state's hardest hit hospitals, Elmhurst in Queens.