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10.42pm BST

As Australia wakes up, here is a summary of the latest developments from the last few hours:

10.24pm BST

New cases of Covid-19 in the United States fell 16% last week to about 409,000, the biggest percentage drop in weekly new cases since February, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county data.

Deaths from Covid-19 fell 4% to 4,972 in the week ended 25 April, dropping below 5,000 for the first time since October.