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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 360,000 as UK eases lockdown

Up to six people can gather in UK parks from Monday; Donald Trump says he would take hydroxychloroquine again; drug combination triples death risk in cancer patients

China has reported zero new cases of coronavirus, the country’s National Health Commission has said.

Just five new asymptomatic cases were recorded, down from 23 a day earlier.

Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever this finds you. Ben Doherty here in Sydney, helming our rolling coronavirus coverage for the next few hours. You can reach me by email ben.doherty@theguardian.com or via twitter @BenDohertyCorro.

Below is a summary of recent developments around the globe. The number of Covid-19 infections still rising, now above 5.7m.

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