I’ll start today with an important number: more than half a million people have been reported to have recovered from coronavirus. In that time, we’ve seen weddings on balconies, countries clapping for their healthcare workers, people entertaining neighbours by singing out of their windows, and also, this elderly lady perfecting her shot.

To thank the nation’s supermarkets, corner shops, banks, pharmacies and petrol stations for their continued service, a website has been created called Your Customers Say Thank You. On the platform people can write personal messages to frontline staff, which are tagged with the shop’s location so staff can read their store’s comments. Since it launched last week 8.5k people have already commented. One reads: “I'd like to say a huge thank you to the staff of my local Tesco! You guys are the best, still present during these difficult times, smiling and friendly as usual. Your courage is not unseen.”

Some positive news for treating coronavirus patients: a Chicago hospital which is giving severe Covid-19 patients the antiviral medicine remdesivir has seen rapid recoveries in fever and respiratory symptoms – nearly all patients were discharged in less than a week. Early results of the trial suggest that the majority of 125 patients involved have seen positive results.