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11.16am BST
Hi, this is Damien Gayle here taking over the liveblog now. For the next eight hours I’ll be bringing you the latest updates from the coronavirus outbreak around the world.
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10.07am BST
Lebanon’s foreign minister announced his resignation Monday in protest at the government’s mishandling of the worst economic crisis in decades that has forced Beirut to ask for IMF support.
“I have decided to resign today as foreign minister,” Nassif Hitti said in a statement seen by AFP, charging that the government had shown no will to initiate reforms demanded by international donors.
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