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Ireland orders six-week lockdown; Trump says Americans ‘tired of hearing Fauci and all these idiots’ discuss Covid; Iran sets record daily deaths. Follow latest updates

Donald Trump has been holding another rally, this time in Arizona. I’ll bring you any salient coronavirus lines. So far he’s covered his standard lines. It comes after a day of further revelations over his continuing criticism of the US’s top epidemiologist, Dr Anthony Fauci.

Fox News broadcast audio of Trump calling Fauci a “disaster” during a campaign call earlier today pic.twitter.com/aYaNzDr9uv

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Ireland has become the first European Union country to to re-enter lockdown, with the Taoiseach (prime minister), Micheál Martin, issuing a nationwide “stay at home”.

Measures coming into effect for six weeks from midnight on Wednesday and will see all non-essential retail businesses close and bars and restaurants limited to takeaway service only.

We as a people, are much stronger than we realise.
We are more resilient than we can imagine.
These are the toughest of times, but the Irish people will persevere, and we will come through this, together.
Ar Scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine #COVID19 https://t.co/WF1jHfKqX8

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