Coronavirus live news: Johnson's UK lockdown plans spark confusion as parts of Europe ease limits

Parts of Europe are lifting restrictions but Boris Johnson’s plans for UK labeled vague and divisive, as China records possible new wave in northeast and US’s Mike Pence reportedly self-isolates

We are seeking clarity on the reports that Mike Pence is self-isolating, or at least distancing somewhat, from others at the White House.

His office has just released a statement to say that despite reports, Pence is not in quarantine and plans to be at the White House on Monday, local time.

.@VP @Mike_Pence is not in self isolation or quarantine after his press secretary tested positive. Officials tell me he has no restrictions on his schedule, "out of caution" he had a low key weekend and is following doctors' advice.

In Australia, a small group of people staged a protest in Melbourne echoing some of the wilder theories that we’ve been seeing in the US in recent weeks.

Demonstrators in Melbourne held signs about 5G, China and the Murray-Darling River while chanting “arrest Bill Gates”. Various speakers claimed Covid-19 was a conspiracy orchestrated by “globalists”, while one of the main organisers of the rally, Fanos Panayides, told the crowd he promised his father he would never be microchipped.

Panayides, previously a contestant on the Nine Network program Family Food Fight, was later arrested by police as he tried to find a verse from the Bible on his mobile phone.

Related: Ten arrested and police officer injured at protest against Victoria’s Covid-19 lockdown laws

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