{"id":17345,"date":"2020-04-20T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T04:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/apr\/20\/coronavirus-live-news-us-deaths-pass-40000-as-italy-records-lowest-fatalities-in-a-week-latest-updates"},"modified":"2020-04-20T18:45:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:45:31","slug":"coronavirus-live-news-trump-backs-lockdown-protesters-new-zealand-eyes-end-to-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=17345","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live news: Spain proposes \u20ac1.5tn EU Covid-19 fund as Trump backs lockdown protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says \u2018some governors have gone too far\u2019; deaths in Italy and Spain fall; China reports no new deaths and 12 new cases<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/20\/trump-plays-misleading-clips-of-support-from-cuomo-at-coronavirus-briefing\">Trump plays misleading clips of \u2018support\u2019 from Cuomo at briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/20\/new-zealand-plans-to-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-in-a-week\">New Zealand plans to ease coronavirus lockdown in a week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/apr\/20\/uk-coronavirus-live-boris-johnson-against-lifting-lockdown-over-second-wave-fears\">UK coronavirus updates \u2013 live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/apr\/20\/australia-coronavirus-live-news-nsw-victoria-qld-contact-tracing-app-schools-exit-strategy-latest-updates\">Australia coronavirus updates \u2013 live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/coronavirus-outbreak\">See all our coronavirus coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-04-20T09:45:31.127Z\">10.45am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong> has again hit back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/apr\/17\/china-denies-cover-up-as-wuhan-coronavirus-deaths-revised-up-50\">international criticism<\/a> of its handling of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s foreign affairs minister, <strong>Marise Payne<\/strong>, on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the source of the pandemic and \u201cthe openness with which information was shared\u201d by China, amid concern that officials covered-up the true extent of the virus before it spread around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"block-time published-time\"> <time datetime=\"2020-04-20T09:25:02.290Z\">10.25am <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p>On the theme of lockdown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/apr\/20\/coronavirus-live-news-us-deaths-pass-40000-as-italy-records-lowest-fatalities-in-a-week-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e9d5d338f080ee110448119#block-5e9d5d338f080ee110448119\">restrictions being eased<\/a>, the Guardian\u2019s Paris correspondent <strong>Kim Willsher <\/strong>has more from <strong>France<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>French schools will begin to open next month but the return to classes will be gradual, the prime minister <strong tabindex=\"-1\">\u00c9douard Philippe<\/strong> has said. <\/p>\n<p>Our aim is to find a good method and that method will be progressive. 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