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<li>As we reported earlier&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52319936">China&#39;s economy has shrunk for the first time in decades</a></strong>. New data show it contracted 6.8% in the first quarter of the year, amid coronavirus-related business and factory closures<br />
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<li>On Friday the country also revised the death toll in Wuhan - the city where the Covid-19 outbreak started. New figures show a 50% rise of confirmed deaths, up by 1,290 to 3,869 in total<br />
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<li><strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52319462">French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China&#39;s handling of the coronavirus outbreak</a></strong>&nbsp;saying things &quot;happened that we don&#39;t know about&quot;<br />
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<li>Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended plans to roll out a new Covid-19 contact-tracing app amid privacy concerns. He also refused to rule-out making downloading the app mandatory and said it should be seen as a &quot;matter of national service&quot; to use it<br />
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<li><strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52314866">US President Donald Trump has unveiled new guidelines</a></strong>&nbsp;to governors about gradually re-opening up their state economies in three stages. There has been a mixed reception to the plans, with a leading Democrat calling them vague and inconsistent</li>
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