If you’re just joining our live coverage of the global coronavirus pandemic, here are the key headlines today:

Germany’s death toll rises above 7,000: At least 7,119 people have now died from the coronavirus in Germany, according to the country’s center for disease control. Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced Germany will allow shops to reopen and people to meet in small groups as strict virus prevention measures ease.

UK to scrap stay-at-home message: Some of the restrictive measures in the UK will be lifted from Monday. Britons will once again be allowed “unlimited” exercise outside and people will be encouraged to return to work if safe. The UK has reported more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths — only the US has seen more.

Japan set to fast track experimental drug: Tokyo’s speedy move to approve remdesivir follows on from the US, which authorized the emergency use of the drug to treat coronavirus patients last Friday. A panel of experts will meet today in Japan so that the drug’s approval can be completed as soon as possible.

China exports surprisingly strong: The country’s exports ticked up 3.5% in April compared to a year earlier in US dollar terms, according to data released by Beijing. The result was much stronger than expected — analysts polled by Refinitiv expected a 15.7% decline.

Trump reverses on task force: US President Donald Trump said the White House coronavirus task force will now continue “indefinitely,” one day after his administration said it would begin to phase it out. The focus of the group will shift from preventing the outbreak toward finding a vaccine for the virus, Trump said.

Virus is “worse than Pearl Harbor,” Trump says: The US President ramped up his rhetoric against China on Wednesday, saying Beijing could have stopped the pandemic and calling it “the worst attack we’ve ever had on our country.”