Coronavirus live updates: California warns 25m could become infected as Italy deaths pass China

A stark warning from America’s most populous state – but UK researchers signal hope of vaccine this year. Follow the latest news

Figures released in China on Friday morning say that the country has gone a second successive day without recording any new locally transmitted cases.

However, China had 39 new confirmed cases on Thursday, the country’s health commission said, all of which were imported, Reuters reports.

Australian banks have granted small businesses a six-month loan deferral as part of the country’s ongoing economic measures to soften the impact of the outbreak. You can follow all the developments there with our separate Australia-focused blog.

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