Boris Johnson to announce lockdown easing plans on Tuesday UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will unveil the latest easing of Britain’s coronavirus lockdown on Tuesday when he will also announce the conclusion of a review into whether a two-metre rule on social distancing should be relaxed, his office said. Britain’s economy has been hammered by the lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19 and although non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen last Monday, many businesses, particularly in the hospitality and leisure sectors, have remained closed. Some lawmakers in Johnson’s party have been vocal in calling for him to drop the two-metre rule saying it was having a devastating impact on the economy which shrank by a quarter over March and April. But the government has been cautious, saying it did not want to risk a second spike in novel coronavirus cases. Johnson’s office said the prime minister would tell parliament on Tuesday which sectors would be allowed to reopen on 4 July under the government’s roadmap out of the lockdown. Detailed guidance would be provided to each sector so businesses were “Covid secure”. The Sunday Telegraph reported that Johnson would also announce a change to the social distancing guidelines so people would only need to remain one metre apart providing they took additional measures such as wearing a mask. China suspends imports of poultry from US-based Tyson plant over Covid-19 China’s customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by US-based meat processor Tyson that has been hit by the novel coronavirus, Reuters reports. The General Administration of Customs said on its website it had decided on the suspension after the company confirmed a cluster of coronavirus cases at facilities in Arkansas where a total of 481 people tested positive for the virus. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said the company was looking into the issue, adding Tyson works closely with US authorities to ensure its food is produced in full compliance with government safety requirements. “It is important to note that the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USDA and the US Food & Drug Administration agree that there is no evidence to support transmission of Covid-19 associated with food,” he told Reuters in an email. China also suspended pork products from German pork processor Toennies last week following a coronavirus outbreak among hundreds of its workers. China has stepped up its oversight of imported foods after a new cluster of coronavirus cases were linked to a sprawling wholesale food market in the capital just over a week ago. Beijing began testing meat, seafood and fresh produce for the coronavirus last week and some ports were opening all containers of meat to carry out coronavirus tests. On Friday, customs asked food exporters to sign a declaration that their produce is not contaminated by the virus. WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to its daily report. Total global cases are over 8.7 million with more than 461,000 deaths, according to the WHO. The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on 18 June. Summary Hello and welcome to today’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Helen Sullivan and I’ll be bringing you the latest news from around the world for the next few hours. If you have questions, comments, anything funny or news you think we should know about from your part of the world, get in touch on Twitter @helenrsullivan or via email: helen.sullivan@theguardian.com. The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The biggest increase was from North and South America with over 116,000 new cases, according to a daily report. The previous record for new cases was 181,232 on 18 June. China’s customs authority said on Sunday it had suspended imports of poultry products from a plant owned by US-based meat processor Tyson Inc that has been hit by the novel coronavirus. The General Administration of Customs said on its website it had decided on the suspension after the company confirmed a cluster of coronavirus cases at facilities in Arkansas where a total of 481 people tested positive for the virus. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 8,896,153, while the global death toll is at 465,896, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. Both figures are likely to be higher in reality, due to differing testing rates and definitions, time lags and suspected underreporting. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported a further 32,411 coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 2,248,029. The number of deaths has risen by 560 to 119,615. The United Nations has accused the Taliban and Afghan security forces of “deliberate” attacks against healthcare workers and facilities at a time when Afghanistan is grappling with the coronavirus epidemic. Cases in Latin America and the Caribbean have passed two million, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. Brazil is home to more than half of the infections. The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by 43 to 42,632 as of 5pm on Saturday, figures from the Department of Health and Social Care show. A total of 304,331 people have tested positive. The health secretary has said that the country is on track for the further easing of restrictions on 4 July. There have been no new deaths of coronavirus patients in Scotland for the fifth day this month, according to the latest Scottish government figures. Saudi Arabia has lifted its nationwide curfew, which was imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus in March. Dubai has said it will allow foreign visitors to enter from 7 July, while those with residency visas can enter the country from Monday. Iran has reported more than 100 new coronavirus deaths for the third day running, health authorities have said. Ukraine’s death toll has has reached 1,002, while Russia recorded a further 7,728 new cases and 109 new deaths. Morocco has opened a field hospital after a spike in Covid-19 cases.