Coronavirus latest: UK second country to record more than 40,000 deaths

Here's a summary of the latest developments

• The UK has become the second country to record more than 40,000 deaths after the US

• The head of the Scientific Council in France says the outbreak is "under control"

• The EU Commission calls for internal borders to be opened by end of June

• "COVID-19 no silver lining', UN says

• Bombardier and Bentley announce job cuts

• Authors retract study on hydroxychloroquine which halted trials worldwide

• UK records more new COVID-19 deaths than entire EU combined

• Global Vaccine Summit attempts to coordinate COVID-19 inoculation efforts

• Coronavirus statistics: Latest numbers on COVID-19 cases and deaths

• Which European countries have opened their borders ahead of the summer holiday season?

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