Covid-19 update: UK will not request an extension to the Brexit transition period

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• The Spectator has learned that the UK will not request an extension to the Brexit transition period. James Forsyth has the details below.
• Donald Trump has announced the US will suspend its funding for the World Health Organisation as it investigates its organisation’s handling of Covid-19.
• Matt Hancock has pledged to prioritise care home residents and staff members for Covid-19 tests.
• A leaked document from Public Health England reveals a last-resort plan to reuse PPE.
• A top scientific adviser has said that sunbathing should be allowed in public parks.
• British soldiers are being trained to administer coronavirus testing swabs in a bid to help the government reach its target of 100,000 tests by the end of the month.
• Keir Starmer has called on the government to release its plans for lifting the lockdown.