Government unable to explain its testing failures Why is Germany testing more people than the UK? Follow coronavirus cases in the UK and across the world with our Live Tracker Subscribe to The Telegraph, free for one month​ Telegraph Coronavirus Appeal: Join us in helping those hit hardest The death toll in the United States has jumped by 884 in just 24 hours, its worst day yet. The US now has more than 213,000 cases and more than 1,100 people have died in New York alone. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is considering a ban on domestic flights to coronavirus hotspots around the country. In total, more than 5,000 Americans have died and the US has the highest number of reported cases in the world. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has promised to "ramp up" testing for coronavirus after the Government"s measures risked turning into a farce. On Wednesday, just 10,000 tests were conducted, with NHS workers turned away from new testing sites in car parks. Mr Sharma was unable to say when the country would hit a target set by the Prime Minister last month for tests to be increased to 25,000 a day. Former health secretaries and medical experts said the Government’s handling of the issue was “ridiculous”. Jeremy Hunt said: “It is clear that the only way to avoid an Italian-style meltdown is to follow what has happened in Korea and Germany and that means mass testing in the community.” Follow the latest updates below. Auto update On 4:05am Australian government makes childcare free Australia"s Prime Minister has said that the country"s childcare sector will get A$1.6 billion (about £785 million) over the next three months from taxpayer subsidies in a package that would make childcare in the country free. "We will be putting in place support arrangements to the childcare facilities, some 13,000 of them, to ensure they will be able to remain open and will be there for parents to ensure they can do what they need to do each day," Scott Morrison said. 3:44am US Navy evacuates virus-struck ship in Guam The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. Ninety-three Covid-19 cases have been discovered among the 4,800-strong crew so far, according to the US Navy. Pentagon officials have said they were rapidly arranging hotel rooms on the Pacific island for many of the crew, while organising a skeleton team of uninfected sailors to keep the ship operational. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said that almost 1,000 of the crew had already been removed. The USS Theodore Roosevelt is anchored off Guam The USS Theodore Roosevelt is anchored off Guam CREDIT: BULLIT MARQUEZ/AP 3:23am First indigenous case in Amazon A woman from the Kokama ethnic group in the Amazon rainforest is the first indigenous person in Brazil to test positive for the new coronavirus Thepandemic has fueled fears about the possible impact for indigenous peoples in the Amazon, who are particularly vulnerable to imported diseases. The 20-year-old woman works for the public health system in the municipality of Santo Antonio do Ica, near the Colombian-Brazilian border. She works with a doctor who tested positive for the virus last week after returning from vacation, authorities said. She has no symptoms so far. She and her family have all gone into isolation and are under observation, according to Brazilian health ministry"s Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health. "Indigenous health is a major concern" during the coronavirus pandemic, said Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta. "We have to be triply careful in these communities, especially the most isolated ones." Indigenous tribes in the Americas have been historically isolated from many diseases against which much of the world has developed immunity. It is estimated that diseases brought by European colonizers wiped out more than 95 percent of the indigenous population of the Americas. 3:14am Care homes could be hit by "unethical" suppliers Care homes could be priced out of sourcing personal protective equipment (PPE) by "unethical" suppliers seeking to cash in on the coronavirus crisus, a provider in Surrey has said. The CHD Living group says smaller social care companies could struggle to attain approved protective equipment as prices had reached "laughable" levels. Shaleeza Hasham, Head of Communications and Commissioning at the group, said that while Boris Johnson had promised sufficient PPE would arrive with care workers by the end of last week, CHD is still having to buy its own to supplement that provided. "What is very sad is there are some very unscrupulous suppliers who have really increased the pricing far beyond the means of any provider and some quotations we"ve had have been quite laughable to be honest," Ms Hasham told the Press Association. "There are people who are very, very sadly trying to make a quick buck out of this, and I think that that"s just completely unethical." 3:10am The Open "to be cancelled" The Open, one of the most iconic events in the British sporting calendar, is set to be the latest tournament to be cancelled because of coronavirus. Golf Digest reports that the R&A is expected to cancel the 2020 Open Championship and the decision could be announced today. It comes after Wimbledon was cancelled on Wednesday, while the cricket County Championship will also not go ahead this summer. The Open was set to start on July 16 at Royal St George"s Golf Club in Kent and this will be the first time the Open has not been played since 1945. Shane Lowry won last year"s Open title at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland Shane Lowry won last year"s Open title at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland CREDIT: DAVID DAVIES/PA 1:50am Don"t count on the Left coming out of this well The economy’s collapse will prompt profound and unpredictable changes to people’s political priorities, Allister Heath says. Many private sector businesses will have their reputations enhanced by their crisis, including supermarkets and even tech firms. Almost everybody blamed profit-making firms for the financial crisis; nobody is blaming them for the virus. But as our shell-shocked society goes back to basics, I wouldn’t bet on a Left-wing renaissance. Read more: The coronavirus recession will shift British politics – but not to the Left 1:08am British Airways "to suspend tens of thousands of employees" British Airways will suspend 36,000 workers as the coronavirus pandemic grounds most of its flights, it is expected to announce, Margi Murphy writes. The airline has been negotiating with the Unite union for more than a week amid travel restrictions, the BBC reported. An agreement, which has yet to be fully signed off, will see up to 80pc of engineers, head office, cabin crew and ground staff furloughed. No employees are expected to be made redundant. British Airways stopped all flights out of Gatwick Airport on Wednesday, becoming the latest carrier to stop serving the UK"s second-busiest airport due to collapsing demand. Read more: BA to suspend workers 12:32am Family of Briton who died on Zaandam ask Trump for help The family of a British man who died on board a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship have pleaded with US president Donald Trump and Florida authorities to allow the ship to dock. John Carter, 75, was one of four people to die on the Zaandam cruise ship, which is currently embroiled in a bitter dispute over plans to disembark passengers in the US. His widow has been isolated and on her own since his death. Mr Carter"s family say they have only had minimal contact with her as her mobile phone is no longer working. "She is struggling to eat the limited meals and is feeling unwell. "She is obviously distressed and extremely frightened," they said in a statement. The family added that it was "imperative" that the docking is authorised so that the passengers and crew can receive "the urgent assistance that they so desperately need". 12:31am Nearly one million register for benefits Nearly one million people registered for benefits in the fortnight after Boris Johnson started to order the UK to shut down to fight coronavirus, official figures showed on Wednesday night. Many of the new applicants will have been made unemployed by companies which suddenly had to face the collapse of their businesses overnight. It raises the prospect of unemployment being more than the three million jobless total, last seen in the 1980s under Margaret Thatcher"s Government, by Easter. Read more: Britons pay price for coronavirus crisis 12:04am What happened yesterday Here are Wednesday"s big developments: Public anger is rising after ministers were on Wednesday night unable to answer basic questions about when Britain’s testing regime for coronavirus is to be increased Britain"s coronavirus lockdown began to fray as official figures showed an "uptick" in the number of people using transport Nearly one million people registered for benefits in the fortnight after Boris Johnson started to order the UK to shut down, official figures showed The number of deaths in the UK rose by 563 to 2,351, the biggest single-day increase so far Wimbledon was cancelled for first time since World War Two, while the cricket County Championship season is set to be scrapped