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Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 95,000 as Boris Johnson leaves intensive care

16.8 million Americans out of work; French deaths pass 12,000; South Africa extends lockdown by a fortnight. Follow the latest updates.

A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks in a measure of how fast the coronavirus has brought world economies to their knees.

Devastating US job loss figures from AP:

- 16.8 million Americans have lost their jobs in three weeks
- In the Great Depression, it took 44 weeks, or 10 months for there to be as many unemployment claims
– The figure represents 1 in 10 American workers

Hello and welcome to today’s live coronavirus coverage with me, Helen Sullivan.

In good news, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has left intensive care and is now in a ward at St. Thomas’ Hospital. A spokesperson said that Johnson is “in extremely good spirits.”

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