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A convoy takes Jonathann Daval to the courthouse in Vesoul, France, for the second day of a trial into the murder of wife Alexia. Daval is scheduled to be confronted by his former in-laws, who are determined to ask him "why this horror"? IMAGES
The World Health Organization's emergencies chief Michael Ryan voices alarm at the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning South Africa's surging numbers could be a "marker" for outbreaks across the continent. "I'm very concerned right now that we are beginning to see an acceleration of disease in Africa," he tells a virtual press conference. SOUNDBITE
France recorded 330 new coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, a rise in the daily toll as the country prepares to begin easing lockdown measures in less than a week. The latest deaths brought the total toll from the epidemic in the country to 25,531, according to top health official Jerome Salomon. VIDEOGRAPHIC
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that the UK will go on lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19. SOUNDBITE
The area surrounding Branderburg Gate in Berlin is almost empty, as Germany tightens measures to control the spread of COVID-19, banning gatherings of more than two. IMAGES