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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has gone to hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus. His positive test came on the same day that Russia recorded a record 7,099 cases, taking the total number of infections above 100,000. Mishustin was given the role of prime minister in January and has been actively involved in Russia's handling of the epidemic. Russian TV showed him telling President Vladimir Putin of his diagnosis. Mishustin suggested that First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov should take his place and Putin agreed. Mishustin will now go into self-isolation//BBC

PM Boris Johnson said he will set out a comprehensive plan next week on how to restart the economy, reopen schools and help people travel to work following the coronavirus lockdown. He said the UK was past the peak of the virus outbreak, but stressed the country must not risk a second spike. Prime Minister Johnson said face masks will be useful as part of the strategy for coming out of lockdown. Some 26,771 people have now died with the virus in the UK, a rise of 674. The prime minister added that UK can now see the sunlight, but he insisted to avoid the disaster of a second peak//BBC

Los Angeles is offering free coronavirus tests to all residents, regardless of whether they are displaying any symptoms. Mayor Eric Garcetti made the announcement just hours after Los Angeles County reported its largest daily increase in new Covid-19 cases. Until now, only essential workers and those displaying symptoms could receive tests due to a scarcity of kits. Meanwhile, California ordered all beaches in Orange County to close. California is the most populous state in the US, and while some of its beaches have been closed for weeks, others have remained open with social distancing rules in place. Los Angeles County currently accounts for almost half of California's confirmed coronavirus cases. The state has so far reported over 48,000 cases and more than 1,900 deaths//BBC

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will help micro, small, medium-scale enterprises or MSME, to gain access to five assistance schemes, prepared by the government for economic protection and recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The ministry has collected data on people working in the tourism and creative economy sector, who have been affected by COVID-19.About 213 thousand workers in the tourism and creative economy sector, have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 34 provinces, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wishnutama Kusubandio, said in a statemen as quoted by Antara. The assistance to be channeled to them will be coordinated with concerned institutions and ministries, he remarked.The ministry would also continue to develop an independent program to empower MSME entrepreneurs in the tourism and creative economy sector//Ant