Coronavirus latest: India’s Modi extends lockdown as global cases approach 2 million

The number of infections worldwide nears the two million mark, with almost 120,000 reported deaths India and France have announced they are extending lockdown restrictions Germany considers easing lockdown restrictions as soon as next week. More than 125,000 cases are confirmed in the country. President Trump has given a feisty press conference where he defended his record Austria is one of the first European countries to lift its lockdown measures Updates in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC/GMT) 7:00 The election of a new party leader for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) is likely to be delayed until the next planned party conference in December due to the coronavirus, current party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said. A special congress to select a new leader had been planned for April. It has since been canceled. The new leader would be positioned to run as chancellor in Germany’s next federal election in 2021. Merkel has said she will not seek a fifth term as the country’s leader.06:40 French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said he expects the French economy to contract 8% this year. 06:37 Austria on Tuesday became one of the first European countries to lift its lockdown measures, with a limited number of shops… Read full this story

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