Italy - the first country in the world to order a nationwide lockdown - is easing some restrictions.
The number of deaths there is at its lowest level since just after its lockdown began two months ago.
President Trump says he is confident of a vaccine by year's end but admits this is optimistic.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says there is "significant evidence" that virus came from Wuhan lab in China but offers no proof.
New Zealand reports no new cases for the first time in six weeks.
In Brazil, President Bolsonaro again criticises lockdown as cases exceed 100,000
Global confirmed cases exceed 3.5m and the number of deaths almost 250,000
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