{"id":17899,"date":"2020-05-05T11:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T02:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/may\/05\/coronavirus-live-news-who-and-five-eyes-reject-chinese-lab-theory-as-global-deaths-pass-250000"},"modified":"2020-05-06T00:00:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:00:39","slug":"coronavirus-live-news-who-and-five-eyes-reject-chinese-lab-theory-as-global-deaths-pass-250000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=17899","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus live news: WHO urges countries to investigate suspicious early cases after French find"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austria says easing lockdown has not led to spike in infections; Macron says major foreign travel will be limited this summer; global deaths pass 250,000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2020\/may\/05\/inflation-collapses-world-coronavirus-pandemic-global-economy-business-great-depression-recession\">Inflation around the world collapses amid pandemic <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/may\/05\/painful-to-see-rise-in-russian-medics-falling-prey-to-covid-19-as-death-toll-questioned\">Rise in Russian medics falling prey to Covid-19<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/series\/coronavirus-at-a-glance\/latest\">Coronavirus latest: at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/live\/2020\/may\/05\/uk-coronavirus-live-contact-tracing-app-trial-begins-on-isle-of-wight\">UK coronavirus updates &#8211; live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2020\/may\/05\/coronavirus-us-live-fauci-warns-against-rush-reopen-trump-cuomo-latest-news-updates\">US coronavirus updates &#8211; 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=\"2020-05-05T15:00:39.102Z\">4.00pm <span class=\"timezone\">BST<\/span><\/time> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon<\/strong> extended its coronavirus lockdown by two weeks on Tuesday, with the prime minister warning that failure to comply with a gradual easing of curbs risked a second wave of infections. <\/p>\n<p>Lebanon has recorded 741 cases of Covid-19 and 25 deaths. 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