Coronavirus latest: at a glance

Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include:

Known global cases exceed 5.6m

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, at least 5,635,943 people are known to have contracted the virus since the pandemic began, while at least 352,235 people are known to have died.

The figures, which are based on official and media reports, are likely to represent a significant underestimate of the true scale of the pandemic due to differing testing and recording regimes, as well as suspected undercounting.

UK PM refuses inquiry into aide’s lockdown breach

Boris Johnson says he does not thinks it would be a good use of official time to hold an inquiry into his chief aide’s breach of the lockdown, as a senior government minister and a police watchdog say the affair is hampering public health efforts.

Johnson, who has protected Dominic Cummings from sanction over his apparent breach of the legally enforced lockdown, says the country should move on.

European commission proposes €1.85tn recovery fund

The European Union’s executive body proposes a €1.85tn (£1.65tn) recovery package for member states whose economies have suffered as a result of the pandemic. The principal beneficiaries of the European commission’s proposed Next Generation EU funding will reportedly be Italy and Spain; the hardest-hit EU member states.

French study raises immunity hopes

A medical study in France suggests even mild cases produce antibodies in almost all patients, the body’s defences against the virus increasing during the weeks of recovery. The research, led by a team from the Pasteur Institute, France, raises hopes that everyone who has had the disease could acquire some degree of immunity, although it is not clear for how long or to what degree.

Greece to send riot police to Turkish border

As Greece and Turkey gradually emerge from pandemic-imposed lockdowns, the former is rushing riot police to their shared border in anticipation of people trying to cross. Turkey is home to nearly 4 million people seeking refuge from the Syrian war.

Greece’s citizens protection minister, Michalis Chrisochoidis, has visited the region ahead of the redeployment of some 400 officers.

Moscow lockdown measure to be eased

Restrictions will be eased in the Russian capital from 1 June after the rate of new infections begins to slow in the city, its mayor says.

During a teleconference with the president Vladimir Putin, Sergei Sobyanin says people will be allowed to take walks at designated times. He has also announced plans to reopen non-food stores and services such as laundries, dry cleaners, and repair shops.

Qatar Covid-19 app ‘exposed 1m people’s personal details’

A security flaw in Qatar’s contact tracing app puts the sensitive personal details of more than 1 million people at risk, according to an investigation by Amnesty International.

The app, which is mandatory for Qatari residents to install, was configured in a way that would have allowed hackers “to access highly sensitive personal information, including the name, national ID, health status and location data of more than 1 million users”, according to Amnesty International’s security lab.

Kenya sees highest one-day rise in cases

Kenya records its highest one day rise in cases on Wednesday, hitting a triple-digit figure for new infections for the first time since the outbreak began. The health minister, Mutahi Kagwe, says it is “sombre news”.