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8.04pm GMT

With the Trump press conference over, we'll wrap up this blog for the day.

In summary, in terms of coronavirus news in the US:

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7.43pm GMT

"and with questions from a Russian-sounding reporter about possible arms control talks to come and another on the Afghanistan deal, Trump says "we'll be doing this quite often" - meaning answering questions in the White House briefing room which no longer hosts White House press briefings - "to keep you abreast of the facts".