Figures show 5.2 million workers filed claims for unemployment last week, bringing the four week total to more than 22 million without paid work since Corona virus restrictions were placed on businesses.

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expands a state of emergency to all of Japan as cases of Cove in 19 continue to rise.

In Bangladesh, the Coast Guard rescues 392 Rohingya refugees from a boat drifting at sea for weeks.

And in South Korea, North Korean former diplomat and defector Tae Young ho wins a seat in the National Assembly in yesterday's election.