Global trade forecast to fall by up to a third amid Covid-19 pandemic – as it happened
Scientists predict UK will be worst-hit country in Europe; Trump threatens to stop WHO funding; global cases pass 1.4 million. This blog is now closed.
12.36am BST
That White House press briefing is now over.
We'll have a summary for you soon, in the meantime we are closing this blog and I've fired up a new one at the link below. Head over there for more rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and the related political and economic developments:
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12.27am BST
Pence says when it comes to Easter and Passover celebrations this weekend, everyone should follow the usual guidelines. That will mean we can celebrate sooner, he says.
"We will be attending church in the living room of the vice president's residence," said Mike Pence. He'll watch an Easter service from his home church in Indiana.
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