By Sarah Marsh (now) and Josh Halliday and Alison Rourke (earlier)
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11.29am BST
Swiss authorities confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 204 to 27,944, and the death toll has reached 1,142.
11.21am BST
The Spanish government will propose to its EU partners that they create a 1.5 trillion euro ($1.63 trillion) recovery fund financed through perpetual debt to aid countries worst-hit by the coronavirus crisis, a discussion paper shows.
Prime minister Pedro Sanchez will outline the proposal to his European colleagues during a summit on Thursday, in a bid to lead the negotiations looking for an acceptable solution after the Netherlands and Germany ruled out common debt issuance, a foreign ministry source told to Reuters.
Source: Coronavirus live news: Spain proposes €1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund as Trump backs lockdown protesters
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