An RAF plane carrying a big shipment of personal protective equipment from Turkey has now finally arrived in the UK after several delays. But more questions are being asked about why the UK didn't join an EU-wide scheme to source such kit early in the crisis. Was it effectively an administrative error, or a politically-motivated decision driven by anti-EU sentiment? Health Secretary Matt Hancock says it was the former, but Brussels sources disagree. Parliament will want to get to the truth, our political editor Laura Kuenssberg says.

In other news, the first UK human trials for a vaccine, developed by Oxford University, will begin this week. Read more about efforts around the world to make a breakthrough.

Term resumed this week, but worrying figures show only a tiny fraction of vulnerable children in England are taking up the emergency school places kept open for them. The Children's Commissioner says social workers should be "knocking on doors" to make sure those already at risk aren't in even greater danger at this time.

Elsewhere, a union leader says supermarket and shop workers - retail "heroes", as he called them - deserve to be paid a minimum of £10 an hour and there should be a post-crisis "day of reckoning" on their remuneration.

The BBC has analysed the latest figures to show which parts of the country have been worst hit by the disease. And amid all of the statistics, read the powerful story of one survivor, Elizabeth, who says she "touched death". Finally, we're all waiting for lockdown to end, so how close are we? Find out.

US President Donald Trump has given more details about his plans to "pause" immigration to help tackle the crisis. He says it'll help protect US jobs - critics argue it's an attempt to distract attention from flaws in his own handling of the situation.

Meanwhile, the US state of Missouri has announced it is suing the Chinese government, accusing it of "lying to the world" and "silencing whistleblowers". The move won't worry China, but it comes at a time of increased finger-pointing at Beijing. That's even spread to Australia, where the Chinese embassy has accused Australian politicians of joining in with anti-China attacks orchestrated by the US.

In Europe, many countries have slowly started to ease restrictions this week, including Germany, Austria and Denmark. Officials in the Netherlands have become the latest to do the same. In Italy - one of the nations hardest hit - the prime minister says that by the end of this week he'll announce a plan to gradually relax the lockdown.

Our live page has the latest from around the world. And find out how two controversial leaders - Russia's Vladimir Putin and Brazil's Jair Bolsanaro - have reacted to the situation.

We've talked a lot about the impact of the pandemic on the economy, and migrant workers, in particular, have emerged as a very vulnerable group. In India, millions are trapped away from home with no jobs or money, as the BBC's Geeta Pandey explains. For businesses themselves around the world, it's often a question of adapt or collapse. Read some of their stories, and see the owner of one plus-size fashion company explain her strategy.

Questions about the procurement of key equipment dominate many front pages. Opportunities were missed to secure at least 16 million face masks in the past four weeks, according to the Guardian. Offers from suppliers have been met with "silence" by the government, it says. The Daily Mirror claims tens of thousands of protective visors are sitting in a British warehouse - waiting to be shipped abroad - after the government refused to buy them. Plans for a much wider virus testing programme are also in "disarray", reports the Financial Times. Elsewhere, several papers focus on the news of human vaccine trials starting in the UK. The Metro says Prof Sarah Gilbert, who is leading the research, hopes a jab could be ready as soon as September. The i agrees researchers are making "very rapid progress". But the Daily Mail reports that the pandemic is resulting in thousands of cancers being missed every week, because patients are not visiting their GP.

From elsewhere

In Coronavirus Newscast, The Receipts take over as the team focuses on the impact of the virus on people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. 5 Live's Must Watch podcast also has recommendations for the best things to catch on TV and streaming services this week .

Indigenous people account for less than 5% of the world's population, but they support or protect 80% of the planet's biodiversity. Could their ancient techniques help us all to combat climate change? Elsewhere, we look inside the controversial world of men's right activism. And finally, countless millions are now working from home, many at the kitchen table, on the sofa or even in bed. Our backs may be bearing the brunt, so one specialist gives us some tips.